What are some alternative words for snipe?
Synonyms for snipe
snaɪp
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Princeton's WordNet
snipe(noun)
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
snipe(verb)
a gunshot from a concealed location
snipe(verb)
hunt or shoot snipe
Synonyms:
sharpshoot, round, lash out, attack, assail, assaultsharpshoot, snipe(verb)
aim and shoot with great precision
Synonyms:
sharpshoot, round, lash out, attack, assail, assaultattack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault(verb)
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Synonyms:
ravish, round out, set on, polish up, rape, violate, round down, polish, lash out, outrage, assail, fill out, dishonor, round, assault, labialise, brush up, attack, labialize, flesh out, aggress, dishonour, sharpshoot, round off
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1309 | round | |
| #1605 | rape | |
| #2262 | attack | |
| #4835 | polish | |
| #6171 | assault | |
| #12746 | violate | |
| #20114 | outrage | |
| #43281 | snipe | |
| #59800 | dishonor | |
| #82174 | assail | |
| #92722 | dishonour | |
| #151654 | ravish |
How to use snipe in a sentence?
The strategy is get your point across, never make more than one or two big points, and don't snipe at somebody without thinking it through because you don't want to look cranky.
Translations for snipe
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- gioc'hBreton
- becadellCatalan, Valencian
- bekasinaCzech
- SchnepfeGerman
- agachadiza, agachona, caicaSpanish
- kurppa, taivaanvuohi, tomppeli, pölkkypää, tumppi, laivamekaanikko, pikkolopullo, tollo, salalaukaus, fimppiFinnish
- snípaFaroese
- bécassineFrench
- szalonka, orvlövésHungarian
- beccacciaItalian
- tilvikasLithuanian
- slokaLatvian
- snipDutch
- tábąąsdísíNavajo, Navaho
- bekas, kszyk, bekas kszykPolish
- narceja, tolo, boboPortuguese
- бекасRussian
- beckasinSwedish
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