Synonyms for needle
ˈnid lnee·dle

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1. needleverb

   To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

   Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.

   Synonyms:
   goad, tease

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1. acerate leaf, needlenoun

   the leaf of a conifer

   Synonyms:
   acerate leaf, phonograph needle

2. needlenoun

   a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

   Synonyms:
   phonograph needle, acerate leaf

3. needlenoun

   a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

   Synonyms:
   phonograph needle, acerate leaf

4. phonograph needle, needleverb

   a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

   Synonyms:
   phonograph needle, acerate leaf

5. needle, goadverb

   goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

   "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

   Synonyms:
   spur, goad, prick

6. needleverb

   prick with a needle

   Synonyms:
   goad

Matched Categories

1. • Implement
   • Pointer
   • Prick
   • Sewing
   • Simple Leaf

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1. List of paraphrases for "needle":

   syringe, semi-sparkling, needles, pointer, filament, leaf, foliar, pin

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How to use needle in a sentence?

1. Jerry Demings:

   Residents are still getting vaccinated, but at a slow pace. We need to move the needle faster. 61.59 % of Orange County residents ages 12 and above have had at least one shot of the vaccine.

2. Timothy Leary:

   You can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.

3. Kirstin Colvile:

   Female networks and support groups are incredibly important to give you the confidence, in order to move the needle - and you see that it hasn't moved much - I think we are going to have to take some steps, whether that is just targets or concerted efforts, we just have to drive more women into leadership position.

4. Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray:

   What Rubio did is not going to convince any Trump voters that they're wrong; in fact, it's only going to further convince them they're right -- we've seen this time and time again, the message Rubio was sending to people supporting Cruz, Kasich and (Ben) Carson. ... I'm not sure how much it's going to move the needle. It's going to move it somewhat, but I don't think it'll move it 15 points, which is what Rubio needs.

5. David Poile:

   The league has to come up with some kind of a plan so that it can be as equal as possible, it's a needle in a haystack situation but every once in a while you're going to have it. We have to talk this out to see what the right thing is to do here.