Synonyms for hole
hoʊlhole

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1. holenoun

   an opening into or through something

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

2. holenoun

   an opening deliberately made in or through something

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

3. hole, golf holenoun

   one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

   "he played 18 holes"

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

4. holenoun

   an unoccupied space

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

5. hole, hollownoun

   a depression hollowed out of solid matter

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, holler, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

6. holenoun

   a fault

   "he shot holes in my argument"

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

7. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fishnoun

   informal terms for a difficult situation

   "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, smother, peck, mint, crush, plenty, lot, location, locating, localisation, raft, quite a little, passel, fix, mare's nest, press, jam, pile, muckle, fixture, mend, golf hole, electronic jamming, good deal, maw, fixing, mending, sight, gob, trap, deal, pickle, flock, stack, kettle of fish, fuddle, wad, messiness, hatful, mickle, hollow, heap, great deal, mess, repair, clutter, mess hall, mass, jamming, batch, yap, mountain, welter, spate, mussiness, slew, localization, jumble, cakehole, muss, muddle, reparation, pot

8. trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gobverb

   informal terms for the mouth

   Synonyms:
   seafarer, trap, kettle of fish, yap, snare, gob, sand trap, hollow, tar, old salt, pickle, sea dog, mariner, lying in wait, mess, fix, seaman, ambush, maw, muddle, golf hole, ambuscade, bunker, jam, cakehole

9. hole, hole outverb

   hit the ball into the hole

   Synonyms:
   hole out

10. holeverb

    make holes in

    Synonyms:
    hole out

Matched Categories

1. • Defect
   • Difficulty
   • Golf
   • Hit
   • Hollow
   • Natural Depression
   • Opening
   • Space

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1. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   perforation, aperture, opening

2. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   cavity, cave, cavern, hollow, concavity, excavation

3. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   hovel, kennel, den, mean habitation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   cavity, excavation, pit, perforation, rent, fissure, opening, aperture, delve, cache, concavity, mortise, puncture, orifice, eyelet, crevice, loophole, interstice, gap, spiracle, vent, bung, pothole, manhole, scuttle, scupper, muset, muse, cave, holt, den, lair, retreat, cover, hovel, burrow

   Antonyms:
   imperforation, closure

   Associated words:
   auger, drill, gimlet, bodkin, bore, bit, puncture, perforate, pink, awl, stylet, imperforable, imperforate, punch, wimble, pierce, eyeleteer, dibble, plug, spigot, spile, gouge, puncheon, probe

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1. List of paraphrases for "hole":

   orifice, loch, shithole, hellhole, foxhole, holes, gat, peephole, port, pit, stockade, dump, brig, gap, loophole, jail, drill, borehole, pothole, pozo

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1. Tiger Woods:

   I loved it the way it was, that tree, I've hit it too many times, trust me. I've had my issues on that hole with that tree. But I thought it was a fantastic hole. It's iconic, that tree, and I don't think you can ever, ever replace it.

2. Greg Brown:

   We have members who are several hundred thousand dollars in the hole, there is nothing left. They are telling me they need to get paid in 90 days or they are going to have to sell their property or foreclose. There are many owners for whom the rental assistance will save the day.

3. Jeffrey Swanson:

   What made Dylann Roof do what he did? You know, I mean, that's the question, isn't it? I don't know, there are pieces of the puzzle, and you put them all on the jigsaw board, and you're still going to have a big hole there. What I do know is that violent behavior -- whether it's serious violence or minor violence in populations -- is never just one thing. It's not a one thing problem. It's going to be an accumulation of things, kind of a whole cocktail of factors.

4. Jason Johnson:

   Now it turns out that the Trump administration may have an equally implausible conspiracy on its hands: Is the administration involved in child sex trafficking or just white nationalism? Follow me down the rabbit hole and see for yourself.

5. Winston Churchill:

   Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill- designed for the purpose.