Synonyms of thumb
9 similar words
Another word for thumb is page. Other synonyms of thumb are peruse, flip through, browse, leaf and pollex.
Synonyms and similar words for thumb
verbTo turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
- peruse
- flip throughSynonym of thumb (“to turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily”).
- browse
- leaf
- page
nounMore synonyms
- pollexThe thumb; the first, or preaxial, digit of the forelimb, corresponding to the hallux in the hind limb. In birds, the...
- digit ISynonym of thumb.
- first digitSynonym of thumb.
- thumby colloquialA little thumb; diminutive term for thumb.
Meaning of thumb
- noun The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
- noun The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- noun A thumbnail picture.
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Questions about synonyms of thumb
- What is another word for thumb?
- Thumb has 9 synonyms on Word.ws, such as page, peruse, flip through, browse, leaf, pollex, digit I and first digit.
- What does thumb mean?
- Thumb means the shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thumb (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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