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saw

The word “saw” has 1 syllable: saw

It's pronounced as /sɔː/

What is synonym and antonym for saw?

In the thesaurus, “saw” has 210 synonyms and 37 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for saw

Antonyms for saw

  • abandoned
  • blanketed
  • blotted out
  • cloaked
  • cold-shouldered
  • concealed
  • covered
  • curtained
  • deserted
  • disregarded
  • ditched
  • dumped
  • enshrouded
  • forgot
  • forsook
  • hid
  • ignored
  • masked
  • misapprehended
  • misconceived
  • misconstrued
  • misinterpreted
  • misperceived
  • misread
  • missed
  • mistook
  • misunderstood
  • neglected
  • occulted
  • overlooked
  • overpassed
  • passed over
  • screened
  • shrouded
  • snubbed
  • unlearned
  • veiled

Meanings of saw

  • noun
    1. A tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal.
    2. A musical saw.
    3. A sawtooth wave.
    4. Something spoken; speech, discourse.
    5. A saying or proverb.
    6. Opinion, idea, belief.
    7. Proposal, suggestion; possibility.
    8. Dictate; command; decree.
  • verb
    1. To cut (something) with a saw.
    2. To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw.
    3. To be cut with a saw.
    4. To form or produce (something) by cutting with a saw.
    5. (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.
    6. To form a mental picture of.
    7. (social) To meet, to visit.
    8. To be the setting or time of.
    9. (by extension) To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
    10. To wait upon; attend, escort.
    11. To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
    12. To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
    13. (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
    14. To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
    15. To include as one of something's experiences.
  • interjection
    1. What's up (either as a greeting or actual question).

Example Sentences

  • He saw a beautiful rainbow after the rain.
  • She saw a cat sleeping under the tree.
  • They saw a shooting star in the night sky.
  • I saw him running towards the bus stop.
  • We saw a dolphin jumping out of the water.

On this page you'll find 247 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to saw, such as: abandoned, absorbed, accepted, accompanied, adage, anticipated, aphorism.

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hacksaw

had

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