Antonyms for stick
stɪkstick

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1. Sticknoun

   Synonyms:
   Sticky

2. Sticknoun

   The Chapman Stick, an electric musical instrument devised by Emmett Chapman.

   Synonyms:
   Sticky

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1. stick

   Antonyms:
   fluctuate, hesitate, oscillate, swerve, undulate, vacillate, vary, veer, waver

   Synonyms:
   abide, adhere, hold fast, persist, stand fast, stay

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1. stickverb

   Synonyms:
   hold, adhere, cleave

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1. sticknoun

   an implement consisting of a length of wood

   "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

2. sticknoun

   a small thin branch of a tree

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

3. stick, control stick, joysticknoun

   a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

4. sticknoun

   a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

5. pin, peg, sticknoun

   informal terms for the leg

   "fever left him weak on his sticks"

   Synonyms:
   oarlock, reefer, tholepin, pin, joystick, pin tumbler, peg, nog, control stick, pivot, thole, joint, leg, bowling pin, pegleg, spliff, fall, personal identification number, marijuana cigarette, flag, wooden leg, rowlock

6. sticknoun

   a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

7. sticknoun

   a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

   "cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

8. joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick, spliffnoun

   marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

   Synonyms:
   reefer, joint, peg, articulatio, junction, marijuana cigarette, control stick, articulation, pin, juncture, join, roast, joystick, spliff

9. stickverb

   threat of a penalty

   "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot"

   Synonyms:
   joint, peg, reefer, marijuana cigarette, control stick, pin, joystick, spliff

10. lodge, wedge, stick, depositverb

    put, fix, force, or implant

    "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"

    Synonyms:
    accommodate, stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, bank, stick around, nonplus, stick to, force, dumbfound, file, vex, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, squeeze, charge, stay put, gravel, stay, posit, bewilder, situate, wedge, pose, fix, puzzle, adhere

11. stay, stick, stick around, stay putverb

    stay put (in a certain place)

    "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

    Synonyms:
    stand by, stupefy, stick by, abide, perplex, cleave, bond, get, quell, mystify, appease, cling, bind, cohere, rest, remain, continue, stick around, nonplus, outride, flummox, stay on, dumbfound, vex, last out, baffle, lodge, sting, hold fast, stick about, beat, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, bide, gravel, stay, persist, detain, bewilder, wedge, pose, ride out, delay, puzzle, adhere

12. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick toverb

    stick to firmly

    "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

    Synonyms:
    stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, attach, perplex, tie up, cleave, bond, get, mystify, bandage, flummox, cling, bind, cohere, truss, stick around, constipate, nonplus, beat, draw together, dumbfound, adhere, follow, obligate, lodge, sting, hold fast, tie, oblige, deposit, amaze, tie down, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, stick with, hold, puzzle, bring together

13. stickverb

    be or become fixed

    "The door sticks--we will have to plane it"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

14. stickverb

    endure

    "The label stuck to her for the rest of her life"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

15. adhere, stickverb

    be a devoted follower or supporter

    "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

    Synonyms:
    get, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, amaze, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, stupefy, bond

16. stand by, stick by, stick, adhereverb

    be loyal to

    "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

    Synonyms:
    stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, stick about, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle, adhere

17. stickverb

    cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

    "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

18. stickverb

    fasten with an adhesive material like glue

    "stick the poster onto the wall"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

19. stickverb

    fasten with or as with pins or nails

    "stick the photo onto the corkboard"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

20. stickverb

    fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

    "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

21. stickverb

    pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

    "he stuck the cloth with the needle"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

22. stickverb

    pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

    "He stuck the needle into his finger"

    Synonyms:
    get, stupefy, bewilder, hold fast, stay, cohere, pose, adhere, puzzle, gravel, stand by, mystify, nonplus, stick to, stick by, baffle, cling, cleave, stick around, beat, bind, flummox, wedge, dumbfound, perplex, stay put, deposit, sting, vex, lodge, amaze, bond

23. cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohereverb

    come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

    "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

    Synonyms:
    stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, rive, dumbfound, split, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, cohere, stay, hang, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, puzzle, adhere

24. stick, stingverb

    saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

    "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

    Synonyms:
    stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, burn, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, twinge, prick, cohere, lodge, sting, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, bite, pose, puzzle, adhere

25. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

    be a mystery or bewildering to

    "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

    Synonyms:
    drum, lay, take, cause, receive, get at, outfox, wash up, foil, start, besot, father, experience, mystify, pound, rile, stun, have, become, sustain, stay, put, scram, regulate, drive, start out, amaze, stimulate, sire, model, devil, cohere, sting, engender, get to, cleave, go, fix, scotch, pay back, annoy, suffer, beat up, beat, set about, trounce, get down, thrum, incur, posture, stick by, draw, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, exhaust, overreach, stick around, set out, agitate, flap, rag, crush, arrest, stick to, develop, outwit, throw, bring, bewilder, nettle, irritate, mother, set, personate, stir up, lodge, quiver, buzz off, catch, present, scramble, wedge, shake up, make, beget, puzzle, flummox, stand by, thump, cross, get, generate, bind, complicate, nark, find, outsmart, deposit, cling, obtain, vex, worry, pose, adhere, capture, position, aim, induce, ticktack, spoil, perplex, work over, tucker out, raise up, bother, bunk, gravel, begin, disturb, impersonate, fetch, discombobulate, circumvent, let, get under one's skin, frustrate, sit, astound, arrive, tick, produce, pulsate, convey, thwart, bond, acquire, come, bemuse, tucker, commove, pay off, bilk, astonish, ticktock, bugger off, beat out, hold fast, chafe, vanquish, shell, stay put, place, nonplus, commence, baffle

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1. sticknoun

   Synonyms:
   switch, rod, birch, billet, fagot, wand, cane, staff, walking-stick, club, cudgel, goad, gad, gambrel, garrot, ferule, skewer, batlet, stake, boomerang, woomerah, stab, thrust, maul-stick, sprag

2. sticknoun

   Synonyms:
   chatwood

3. stickverb

   Synonyms:
   (Slang) impose upon, cheat

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1. plucked

   if we pulled flowers

   tina is planning to pluck flowers from rose

   Submitted by anonymous on December 28, 2020  

How to use stick in a sentence?

1. Tricia Kinder:

   It was almost 70 degrees the day before, so I thought, well truly whatever accumulations we’re going to get, what’s the likelihood that it’s going to stick?

2. Danielle Hale:

   In light of mounting economic uncertainties and the conflict in Ukraine, some households will prefer to buy, in an effort to lock in a largely fixed monthly payment as a hedge against further inflation, but fast-rising mortgage rates and still-limited numbers of homes for sale could mean some would-be buyers may stick with the flexibility of renting. With rental demand already outmatching supply, rental affordability will remain a challenge.

3. Justin Amash:

   From the time the President was elected, I was urging them to remain independent and to be willing to push back against the President where they thought he was wrong, they've decided to stick with the President time and again, even where they disagree with him privately.

4. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton:

   I'd prefer publicly listed companies stick to their knitting.

5. Donald Trump:

   We have to have our Republicans either stick together or let me just do it by myself. I’ll do very well, a lot of people thought I should do that anyway, but I'll just do it very nicely by myself.

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