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stab

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stab

1 a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument
  • The injection left a small stab on her upper arm.
Synonyms of stab

perforation, pinhole, pinprick, prick, punch, puncture
Words Related to stab

gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear
2 an effort to do or accomplish something
  • Everybody will get a stab at solving the problem.
Synonyms of stab

attempt, bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, trial, try, whack, whirl
Words Related to stab

striving, struggle, throes, undertaking

trial and error

stab

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
  • stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake
Synonyms of stab

gore, harpoon, impale, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stick, transfix
Words Related to stab

spindle

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice

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