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nick

The word “nick” has 1 syllable: nick

It's pronounced as /nɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for nick?

In the thesaurus, “nick” has 179 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nick along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nick

Antonyms for nick

  • bestow
  • buy
  • compliment
  • contribute
  • discharge
  • disorder
  • disrepair
  • donate
  • emancipate
  • flush
  • free
  • give
  • hand over
  • liberate
  • loose
  • loosen
  • mend
  • outside
  • perfect
  • praise
  • present
  • purchase
  • release
  • smooth
  • spring
  • unbind
  • unchain

Meanings of nick

  • noun
    1. A small cut in a surface.
    2. Senses connoting something small.
    3. Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
    4. (law enforcement) A police station or prison.
    5. A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing.
    6. A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person.
    7. A nix or nixie.
  • verb
    1. To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
    2. To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
    3. To make a cut at the side of the face.
    4. To steal.
    5. (law enforcement) To arrest.
    6. To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.

Example Sentences

  • She got a small nick on her phone screen.
  • The knife made a tiny nick in the wood.
  • He was trying to fix the nick in his car's paint.
  • I accidentally made a nick on my favorite chair.
  • The nick on his record didn't stop him from getting the job.

On this page you'll find 206 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nick, such as: abduct, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, bag, bastille, bestow.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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