Synonyms of stick

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verb (1)

1

as in to adhere

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion

those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhere
• cling
• glue
• cleave
• hew
• bind
• fuse
• fasten
• unite
• cohere

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall
• loosen
• drop

2

as in to put

to arrange something in a certain spot or position

you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• put
• situate
• place
• position
• locate
• lay
• deposit
• set
• dispose
• fix
• set up
• depose
• emplace
• park
• slap
• move
• establish
• lock
• plant
• carry
• rearrange
• shift
• orient
• clap
• reorder
• collect
• assemble
• plump
• niche
• affix
• plop
• plunk
• flop
• wedge
• plank
• settle
• plunk down
• anchor
• plonk
• line up
• set down
• lay out
• ensconce
• rank
• lodge
• queue
• array
• berth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remove
• take
• relocate
• replace
• supersede
• displace
• banish
• dislodge
• supplant

3

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stab
• pick
• pierce
• puncture
• jab
• spit
• peck
• spear
• poke
• pink
• impale
• lance
• skewer
• harpoon
• spike
• punch
• run through
• transfix
• slice
• gore
• transpierce
• perforate
• cut
• knife
• pike
• spindle
• thrust
• prick
• riddle
• bayonet
• prong
• quill
• poniard
• gimlet
• pinprick
• dirk

4

as in to squeeze

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeeze
• pluck
• cheat
• screw
• sting
• beat
• hustle
• do
• bleed
• sucker
• trick
• stiff
• short
• shake down
• deceive
• fiddle
• chisel
• skin
• ream
• victimize
• shortchange
• diddle
• rip off
• gaff
• fleece
• defraud
• chouse
• hose
• con
• nobble
• swindle
• mulct
• take for a ride
• exploit
• rook
• bilk
• betray
• fool
• skunk
• euchre
• take to the cleaners
• cozen
• flimflam
• thimblerig
• wrench
• clip
• sell a bill of goods to
• do in
• gouge
• extort
• nick
• soak
• wring
• wrest
• milk
• dupe
• bitch
• overcharge
• rope (in)
• double-cross
• gull
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

stick

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noun

1

as in finger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finger
• pattie
• patty
• fritter
• cutlet
• cake
• croquette
• galette
• gateau
• gâteau

2

as in clam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clam
• iceberg
• icicle
• wallflower
• cold turkey
• snob
• snot
• cold fish
• prig
• stuffed shirt
• snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dear
• sweetheart
• sweetie

3

as in beam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beam
• stake
• pile
• sill
• splint
• brace
• post
• wood
• stave
• lumber
• ridgepole
• timber
• block
• billet
• bar
• firewood
• cordwood

4

as in stab

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stab
• push
• shove
• punch
• jam
• jab
• jerk
• dig
• lunge
• nudge
• jog
• poke
• dab

stick (to or with)

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verb (2)

as in to keep (to)

to give steadfast support to

thanks for sticking with me after all my other so-called friends turned their backs

the governor has sworn to stick to his campaign promises

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keep (to)
• cling (to)
• adhere (to)
• hold to
• stand by
• defend
• hew (to)
• live up to
• abide by
• accept
• cleave (to)
• follow
• cultivate
• support
• endorse
• adopt
• embrace
• enforce
• confirm
• advocate
• reinforce
• uphold
• back
• indorse
• foster
• heed
• bolster
• cherish
• espouse
• champion
• buttress
• reenforce
• boost
• backstop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defect (from)
• disagree (with)
• take back
• abandon
• give up
• recall
• forsake
• relinquish
• withdraw
• surrender
• desert
• reconsider
• revoke
• spurn
• renounce
• retract
• disprove
• refute
• recant
• deny
• dispute
• abjure
• renege
• negative
• rebut
• contradict
• back down
• controvert
• back off
• negate
• repudiate
• disavow
• abnegate
• gainsay
• disown
• disclaim
• unsay
• backtrack

Phrases Containing stick

• stick (to or with)
• stick around
• stick in one's craw
• stick out
• stick up for