THUMBED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

thumbed

verb

Definition of thumbed next

past tense of thumb

as in hitched

to travel by securing free rides thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab

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as in flipped

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it

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Recent Examples of thumbed Caleb Foster thumbed over his shoulder to move Cam Boozer. —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 Since the late 1970s, victories at the bargaining table have been less frequent, and UFW leaders admit ranchers thumbed their noses during contract negotiations, daring them to strike. —

Marcos Breton, Sacbee.com, 24 Mar. 2026 When the Chicago Tribune went after him, stirring up the first of many federal, state, and local investigations into Robinson's activities, Noah thumbed his nose. —

Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026 House lawyers argued that Bannon had thumbed his nose at the committee and ignored the subpoena. —

Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026 Vonn thumbed her nose at the odds. —

Frederick Dreier, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026 Instead of driving it away, King thumbed his nose at the neighbors and moved it into his front driveway. —

Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026 Back during the height of covid, the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery thumbed its nose at social-distancing recommendations and crammed upwards of a thousand people into its beer garden for its annual Mecktoberfest. —

Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 31 Dec. 2025 Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order. —

Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for thumbed

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Men who were never married were about 70% more likely to develop cancer than those who were hitched, while women who never married were about 85% more likely to develop cancer than their married or previously married counterparts.

— Korin Miller, SELF, 8 Apr. 2026
That starts before the trailer is even hitched to the tow vehicle, as the unit can locate the tow vehicle hitch and secure in place at the touch of a command on the accompanying app.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026