Synonyms of nail
120 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for nail is hammer. Other synonyms of nail are onychium, unguis, arrest, collar and nick.
Synonyms and similar words for nail
nounThe horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles...
verbTo drive a nail.
verbTo catch.
verbTo accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
verbOf a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- dickTo penetrate sexually with a penis.
- poundTo penetrate sexually, with vigour.
- rail
- screwTo have sexual intercourse with.
- Formal terms
- bedTo have sex (with).
- coit
- coitizeTo sexually penetrate.
- enjoy
- go to bed withTo have sex with someone.
- have
- lie with
- love euphemistic
- mount
- penetrate
- seduce euphemisticTo have sexual intercourse with.
- sleep with
- Informal and slang terms
- ballTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- bangTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- beepTo have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
- be with euphemistic
- boneTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- boff
- boink
- bonkTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- boom-boom
- diddle
- dig out
- doTo have sex with. (See also do it).
- doink US, humorousTo have sex with.
- drillTo have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
- eff euphemistic
- fill
- frackFuck.
- frakFuck.
- frickA surname.
- frig
- fuckTo have sexual intercourse with.
- get into someone's pantsTo have sex with someone, especially for the first time.
- get over on
- get up in
- give someone oneTo have sexual intercourse with someone.
- give someone the timeTo have sexual intercourse with.
- go withTo have sexual relations with (someone).
- have one's way with
- have one's wicked way withSynonym of have one's way with (“have sexual intercourse with”).
- hit
- hump
- jump
- jump someone's bonesTo have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
- knob UK
- knockTo have sex with.
- knock offTo have sex with (a woman).
- know someone in the biblical senseTo have sex with someone.
- layTo have sex with.
- love up
- makeTo have sexual intercourse with.
- ploughTo sexually penetrate, typically in a vigorous manner.
- plug
- pokeTo penetrate in sexual intercourse.
- porkTo have sex with (someone).
- prigTo copulate.
- ravageTo have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
- ream
- rock euphemistic
- roger
- root AustraliaTo sexually penetrate.
- run throughTo have sex with (someone).
- schlongTo engage in sexual intercourse (with); to fuck.
- service
- shaftTo fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.
- shagTo have sex with.
- shelveTo have sex with (someone).
- slayTo have sex with.
- slip it to
- smash
- smush US, dialectal
- stallionize
- tapTo have sexual intercourse with (someone).
- tupTo mate; used of a ram mating with a ewe.
- wap
- dight obsolete
- feague obsolete
- go in unto obsoleteOf a man: to have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
- know archaic
- lie by obsolete
- occupy obsolete
- season obsolete
- bauf rareTo hit the ground with one's shoes.
- expletive deleted euphemistic, humorousTo have sex with.
- jape obsoleteTo have sexual intercourse with.
- pump UK, obsoleteTo have sex with; to sexually penetrate, especially with a thrusting motion.
- rut rareTo have sexual intercourse with.
- sard obsoleteTo have sexual intercourse with (a woman).
- swive obsoleteTo have sex with (someone).
Opposite of nail
verbTo accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- screwTo have sexual intercourse with.
Meaning of nail
- noun The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
- noun The thin, flat type of such a plate on the fingers and toes of humans, chimpanzees and some other primates.
- noun The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
nail in other languages
Questions about synonyms of nail
- What is another word for nail?
- Nail has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hammer, onychium, unguis, arrest, collar, nick, begripe and capture.
- What is the opposite of nail?
- The opposite of nail is screw.
- What does nail mean?
- Nail means the horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nail (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.
Last updated:
Cite this page: “Synonyms of nail.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/nail. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.