Synonyms of kiss
16 similar words
Another word for kiss is osculation. Other synonyms of kiss are buss, goozer, lips, lock lips and osculate.
Synonyms and similar words for kiss
nounA touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- bussA kiss.
verbMore synonyms
- goozerTo kiss.
- lipsTo kiss (passionately), to smooch.
- lock lipsTo kiss on the lips; to engage in a French kiss.
- osculateTo kiss.
- pash AustraliaTo snog, to make out, to kiss.
- play tonsil hockeyTo kiss with the tongue; French kiss.
- snog UKTo kiss passionately.
- suck faceTo kiss, especially deeply and for a prolonged time.
- swap spitTo kiss; to make out.
- smoochTo kiss.
- lallygag US, archaicTo pet, kiss, or otherwise demonstrate overt affection, generally in public.
nounMore synonyms
- osculationA kiss.
- sugar
- Yankee dime US, slangA kiss.
- lip clap obsoleteA kiss.
Meaning of kiss
- verb To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- verb To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- verb Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
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Questions about synonyms of kiss
- What is another word for kiss?
- Kiss has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as osculation, buss, goozer, lips, lock lips, osculate, pash and play tonsil hockey.
- What does kiss mean?
- Kiss means to touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: kiss (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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