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Synonyms for gibe in English

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gibe:
- gibe; jeer; taunt; dig; shot; slam; barb; jibe; shaft
- scoff; gibe
- scoff; jeer; barrack; gibe; flout; fit; match; agree; check; tally; correspond; jibe

English

Detailed Synonyms for gibe in English

gibe:

gibe [the ~] noun

the gibe
the gibe; the jeer; the taunt
- gibe [the ~] noun
- jeer [the ~] noun
- taunt [the ~] noun
the gibe

– an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect ¹
the dig; the shot; the slam; the barb; the jibe; the gibe; the shaft
– an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect ¹
- dig [the ~] noun
  - she takes a dig at me every chance she gets¹
- shot [the ~] noun
  - his parting shot was `drop dead'¹
- slam [the ~] noun
- barb [the ~] noun
- jibe [the ~] noun
- gibe [the ~] noun
- shaft [the ~] noun
  - she threw shafts of sarcasm¹

gibe

gibe
scoff; gibe
- scoff
- gibe

gibe verb

gibe

– laugh at with contempt and derision ¹
to scoff; to jeer; barrack; gibe; flout
– laugh at with contempt and derision ¹
- scoff verb (scoffs, scoffed, scoffing)
- jeer verb (jeers, jeered, jeering)
  - The crowd jeered at the speaker¹
- barrack verb
- gibe verb
- flout verb
gibe

– be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics ¹
to fit; to match; to agree; to check; to tally; to correspond; to jibe; gibe
– be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics ¹
- fit verb (fits, fitted, fitting)
- match verb (matches, matched, matching)
  - The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun¹
- agree verb (agrees, agreed, agreeing)
  - The two stories don't agree in many details¹
- check verb (checks, checked, checking)
  - The handwriting checks with the signature on the check¹
- tally verb (tallies, tallied, tallying)
- correspond verb (corresponds, corresponded, corresponding)
- jibe verb (jibes, jibed, jibing)
- gibe verb

Related Words for "gibe":

gibes

Alternate Synonyms for "gibe":

shot; shaft; slam; dig; barb; jibe; remark; comment
match; fit; correspond; check; jibe; tally; agree; equal; be
jeer; scoff; flout; barrack; tease; razz; rag; cod; tantalize; tantalise; bait; taunt; twit; rally; ride

Antonyms for "gibe":

disagree

Related Definitions for "gibe":

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect¹
laugh at with contempt and derision¹
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University