Synonyms of sticks

sticks 1 of 2

plural noun

ˈstik 

as in countryside

the open rural area outside of big towns and cities

grew up in the sticks and is used to traveling miles just to get a loaf of bread

Synonyms & Similar Words

• countryside
• nowhere
• country
• boondocks
• wilderness
• middle of nowhere
• boonies
• bush
• wild
• backwoods
• outback
• hinterland
• backcountry
• backwater
• frontier
• up-country
• exurbia

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• urban sprawl
• megalopolis
• conurbation

sticks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stick

1

as in adheres

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

• adheres
• clings
• glues
• cleaves
• binds
• hews
• fuses
• fastens
• coheres
• unites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls
• drops
• loosens

2

as in puts

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

• puts
• situates
• places
• positions
• locates
• deposits
• lays
• sets
• disposes
• fixes
• sets up
• plants
• parks
• emplaces
• deposes
• moves
• slaps
• locks
• rearranges
• claps
• establishes
• carries
• shifts
• orients
• collects
• plops
• assembles
• affixes
• plunks
• flops
• reorders
• plumps
• settles
• anchors
• planks
• plunks down
• sets down
• ensconces
• lodges
• lays out
• ranks
• wedges
• niches
• arrays
• lines up
• queues
• berths

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• removes
• takes
• replaces
• relocates
• supersedes
• displaces
• supplants
• banishes
• dislodges

3

as in stabs

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

• stabs
• picks
• pierces
• punctures
• jabs
• spits
• pecks
• spears
• spikes
• pokes
• impales
• runs through
• lances
• skewers
• transfixes
• slices
• harpoons
• punches
• gores
• pinks
• transpierces
• perforates
• spindles
• pricks
• cuts
• quills
• pikes
• thrusts
• knifes
• riddles
• bayonets
• poniards
• prongs
• dirks
• gimlets
• pinpricks

4

as in plucks

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

• plucks
• squeezes
• stings
• beats
• hustles
• cheats
• screws
• does
• bleeds
• suckers
• tricks
• deceives
• fiddles
• chisels
• diddles
• shakes down
• rips off
• victimizes
• shorts
• skins
• gaffs
• hoses
• reams
• shortchanges
• cozens
• nobbles
• stiffs
• fleeces
• cons
• mulcts
• defrauds
• rooks
• bilks
• swindles
• does in
• chouses
• betrays
• flimflams
• exploits
• wrenches
• thimblerigs
• clips
• fools
• skunks
• takes to the cleaners
• euchres
• sells a bill of goods to
• takes for a ride
• soaks
• extorts
• gouges
• milks
• nicks
• wrings
• wrests
• overcharges
• dupes
• bitches
• gulls
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• double-crosses
• fast-talks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sticks

Verb

Lohan's day of filming included a version that sticks closely to the original blueprint. —Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026

Once the media sticks its oar in, the real reason for the robbery emerges by degrees. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026

Fuji sticks close to its playbook and delivers a camera that's simple to use, captures instant photos with the same analog aesthetic that has made Instax the instant film of choice for going on twenty years. —Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026

Fortunately, Swanberg’s millennial gaze never quite gives in to Gen Z cynicism, and the film sticks a satisfying landing that cements it as one of the mumblecore pioneer’s finest films. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026

If nothing sticks, the Dodgers are also not shy about spitting out the pitcher and designating him for assignment. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026

The ball still sticks in his hands on offense. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026

Heathcliff sticks his fingers in a broken egg, Cathy watches her servants enjoying a BDSM moment in the stables while Heathcliff covers her mouth and eyes. —Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026

Progress sticks when compassion ensures that everyone gets heard. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026