GIBES Synonyms

• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

• a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

• treat, mention, or speak to rudely

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• a quick short straight punch

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

• poke or thrust abruptly

• strike or punch with quick and short blows

• stab or pierce

• showing your contempt by derision

• laugh at with contempt and derision

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

• activity characterized by good humor

• tell a joke; speak humorously

• act in a funny or teasing way

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• shift from one side of the ship to the other

• the act of mocking or ridiculing

• constituting a copy or imitation of something

• treat with contempt

• imitate with mockery and derision

• language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

• the act of deriding or treating with contempt

• subject to laughter or ridicule

• showing your contempt by derision

• laugh at with contempt and derision

• treat with contemptuous disregard

• a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

• a contemptuous or scornful remark

• express through a scornful smile

• smile contemptuously

• aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

• a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• annoy persistently

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

• tear into pieces

• raise the nap of (fabrics)

• disentangle and raise the fibers of

• separate the fibers of

• mock or make fun of playfully

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• shift from one side of the ship to the other

• be in accord; be in agreement

• consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• go together

• show grammatical agreement

• be agreeable or suitable

• achieve harmony of opinion, feeling, or purpose

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• the pointed part of barbed wire

• a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove

• one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather

• provide with barbs

• a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel

• lodge in barracks

• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

• laugh at with contempt and derision

• a written order directing a bank to pay money

• an appraisal of the state of affairs

• the bill in a restaurant

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of inspecting or verifying

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• make an examination or investigation

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• slow the growth or development of

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• consign for shipment on a vehicle

• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• decline to initiate betting

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• place into check

• write out a check on a bank account

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• verify by consulting a source or authority

• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

• make cracks or chinks in

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

• exchange messages

• take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

• the site of an archeological exploration

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)

• the act of digging

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

• turn up, loosen, or remove earth

• create by digging

• work hard

• remove, harvest, or recover by digging

• thrust down or into

• remove the inner part or the core of

• poke or thrust abruptly

• get the meaning of something

• meeting adequate standards for a purpose

• physically and mentally sound or healthy

• a display of bad temper

• a sudden uncontrollable attack

• the manner in which something fits

• a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

• (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

• be agreeable or acceptable to

• be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired

• make fit

• insert or adjust several objects or people

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• conform to some shape or size

• provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

• fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction

• make correspond or harmonize