TACK (UP) Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

tack (up)

verb

Definition of tack (up)

as in to nail

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Verb

Soldier, that nails the current plight of the modern American military outfit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
An old tree stand, made of two boards nailed between two trees, overlooked the trail.

— Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of nail

Verb

Coming from such a chronically online space where people know me as that girl who would plaster your timeline with my music over and over and over again.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
Building affordable housing at scale means politicians need to break up with wealthy special interests like the construction accident lawyers who plaster the city and MTA buses with billboards and ads.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plaster

Verb

Passed in 1996, the federal legislation has protected social media companies from being sued over content posted by their users.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Milla Jovovich took a moment to celebrate her oldest daughter, Ever Anderson, with a rare photo tribute posted to her Instagram account on November 2.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of post

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Wendy has decided, in true Catholic fashion, that she will be redeemed by loudly proclaiming her suffering.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
President Andrew Jackson refused to proclaim one, citing the separation of church and state, so states and churches held their own.

— Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of proclaim

Verb

The cases, which for the moment are being seen as only a potential safety signal, were publicized on Thursday by an advocacy group and on a Facebook page after Novartis earlier this week disclosed the information to neurologists.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
The Idaho Republican Party, in particular, heavily publicized its opposition.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of publicize

Verb

The first said her husband had raped her and later threatened her with an acid attack, while a second woman told Channel 4 and CPL before broadcast about being allegedly raped by her husband.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
There’s some clear compression going on that doesn’t leave my voice anywhere close to broadcast quality, but at least folks on the other end of a call won’t be trying to parse my voice from all the noises around me.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of broadcast

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