Synonyms of stick
120 similar words
Another word for stick is branch. Other synonyms of stick are twig, rice, kindling, brush and two by four.
Synonyms and similar words for stick
nounA small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
nounA timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
nounA cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- caneA short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.
- walking stickA stick insect (order Phasmida).
nounThe structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs...
nounA manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the...
- stickshift
- gearstickThe lever used to change gear in a vehicle.
nounThe clarinet.
nounThe pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
nounA quantity of eels, usually 25.
verbTo become or remain attached; to adhere.
- cleaveFollowed by to or unto: to adhere, cling, or stick fast to something.
- clingTo adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and...
- adhereTo stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
- attachTo adhere; to be attached.
- bond
- cohere formalTo stick together physically, by adhesion.
- conglutinateTo stick or glue together.
- glue figurativelyTo cause something to adhere closely to; to cause to follow attentively.
- hug
- stick together
- stick withTo follow or adhere to.
verbTo jam; to stop moving.
- jam
- stallTo be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- anchor
- brake
- cease
- desistTo cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).
- draw up
- grind to a haltTo come to a standstill, or cease to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
- halt
- hold
- immobilizeTo modify a surface such that things will not stick to it.
- leave off
- rest
- stop
- astand obsolete
- blin archaic, dialectalTo cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- stay obsolete
- stint archaic
- swike archaic, dialectal
verbTo tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- live with
- put up withTo endure, tolerate, suffer through, or allow, especially something annoying.
- abear
- abideTo bear patiently.
- aby British, dialectalTo endure or tolerate (something); to experience.
- accept
- allow
- bearTo endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- bide dialectal
- brookTo bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
- dree British, dialectalTo bear or endure (something); to put up with, to suffer, to undergo.
- endureTo tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
- forbear
- go along withTo acquiesce to or comply with a proposal, despite lacking a desire or value for it.
- passTo live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.
- pouch
- stand
- stomach
- sufferTo endure, undergo.
- swallowTo put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.
- take
- take sitting downTo tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action.
- thole British, dialectalTo endure, to put up with, to tolerate.
- tolerate
- undergang British, dialectalTo undergo; pass through; endure.
- undergoTo suffer or endure; bear with.
verbTo persist.
- carry on
- bear up
- continue
- follow upTo take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain...
- hang in there
- hold onTo persist.
- hold out
- hold the lineTo firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.
- hold up
- keep a stiff upper lip British
- keep trying
- keep up
- persevere
- persist
- plod
- plug
- plug awayTo persist or continue, as with an effort.
- resist
- soldier onTo continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty.
- stay the courseTo persist or continue, especially in the face of difficulties.
- stay the distanceSynonym of stay the course.
- stick it outTo persist or continue to the end.
- stick toUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, to.
- stick by one's guns
- stick to one's guns
- stick with it
verbTo remain loyal; to remain firm.
Meaning of stick
- noun A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- noun A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- noun A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
stick in other languages
Questions about synonyms of stick
- What is another word for stick?
- Stick has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as branch, twig, rice, kindling, brush, two by four, cane and walking stick.
- What does stick mean?
- Stick means a small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
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