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wedge

The word “wedge” has 1 syllable: wedge

It's pronounced as /wɛdʒ/

What is synonym and antonym for wedge?

In the thesaurus, “wedge” has 14 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for wedge along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for wedge

Meanings of wedge

  • noun
    1. One of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
    2. A piece (of food, metal, wood etc.) having this shape.
    3. A five-sided polyhedron with a rectangular base, two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge, and two triangular ends.
    4. Something that creates a division, gap or distance between things.
    5. A flank of cavalry acting to split some portion of an opposing army, charging in an inverted V formation.
    6. A type of iron club used for short, high trajectories.
    7. A group of geese, swans or other birds when they are in flight in a V formation.
    8. One of a pair of wedge-heeled shoes.
    9. A quantity of money.
    10. A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
    11. Háček.
    12. The IPA character ʌ, which denotes an open-mid back unrounded vowel.
    13. The symbol ∧, denoting a meet (infimum) operation or logical conjunction.
    14. A wedge tornado.
    15. A market trend characterized by a contracting range in prices coupled with an upward trend in prices (a rising wedge) or a downward trend in prices (a falling wedge).
    16. (Cambridge University slang) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos.
  • verb
    1. To support or secure using a wedge.
    2. To force into a narrow gap.
    3. To work wet clay by cutting or kneading for the purpose of homogenizing the mass and expelling air bubbles.
    4. Of a computer program or system: to get stuck in an unresponsive state.
    5. To cleave with a wedge.
    6. To force or drive with a wedge.
    7. To shape into a wedge.

Example Sentences

  • He used a wooden wedge to split the log.
  • She ordered a wedge of lemon for her drink.
  • The door wouldn’t stay open without a wedge to hold it.
  • He wore shoes with a slight wedge heel for extra height.
  • A wedge of cheese completed the snack plate.

On this page you'll find 14 synonyms or another words to wedge, such as: cram, crowd, crush, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack.

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

Related Words

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  • access
  • add
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  • foist
  • get in the way
  • get in with
  • halt
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  • impregnate
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  • interfile
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  • introduce
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  • lard
  • lay aside
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  • thrust
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  • wedge
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  • work in
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  • worm in
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lard

  • add
  • anoint
  • append
  • attach
  • bedaub
  • befoul
  • begrime
  • bemire
  • besmear
  • besmirch
  • blacken
  • coat
  • cram
  • cut in
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  • edge in
  • foul
  • gaum
  • ghee
  • grease
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  • inject
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  • install
  • intercalate
  • interfile
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  • interpolate
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  • mire
  • muck
  • muddy
  • oil
  • paint
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  • shortening
  • shove
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  • smirch
  • smudge
  • soil
  • stain
  • sully
  • tallow
  • tar
  • thrust
  • weave
  • wedge
  • work in

ram

rammed

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