What are some opposite words for nail?
Antonyms for nail
neɪlnail
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term nail.
Princeton's WordNet
nailnoun
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
nailnoun
a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
nailverb
a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
nailverb
attach something somewhere by means of nails
"nail the board onto the wall"
Synonyms:
apprehend, collar, peg, breeze through, sail through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, nail down, complete, pick up, pinpoint, nab, boom, arrest, cop, blast, smashcollar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
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quail at, cop, uplift, peck, hook, savvy, hear, complete, get, dig, percolate, hold back, glom, nail down, pass with flying colors, perk up, smash, arrest, gather up, get word, nab, snitch, boom, call for, see, find out, turn back, grasp, perk, halt, gain vigor, knock off, ace, compass, receive, sweep through, stop, sail through, get the picture, pinpoint, collar, turn around, apprehend, get a line, comprehend, lift up, peg, intoxicate, pick up, breeze through, contain, elate, catch, thieve, blast, grok, learn, get wind, hold, collect, discover, checksmash, nail, boom, blastverb
hit hard
"He smashed a 3-run homer"
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boom out, cop, shoot, crush, bankrupt, complete, thunder, nail down, pass with flying colors, smash, arrest, bang up, nab, din, smash up, ruin, boom, demolish, pillory, break, breeze through, ace, blare, sweep through, sail through, pinpoint, collar, apprehend, savage, peg, thrive, pick up, expand, flourish, crucify, blast, dash, knock down, shellnail down, nail, pegverb
succeed in obtaining a position
"He nailed down a spot at Harvard"
Synonyms:
peg down, sweep through, apprehend, pass with flying colors, collar, peg, blast, nab, settle, breeze through, sail through, pin down, narrow down, specify, ace, finalise, nail down, complete, pick up, pinpoint, finalize, boom, arrest, cop, narrow, smashbreeze through, ace, pass with flying colors, sweep through, sail through, nailverb
succeed at easily
"She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course"
Synonyms:
sweep through, apprehend, collar, peg, breeze through, sail through, ace, pass with flying colors, nail down, complete, pick up, pinpoint, nab, boom, arrest, cop, blast, smashpinpoint, nailverb
locate exactly
"can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
Synonyms:
sweep through, apprehend, collar, peg, breeze through, sail through, ace, pass with flying colors, nail down, complete, pick up, pinpoint, nab, boom, arrest, cop, blast, smashcomplete, nailverb
complete a pass
Synonyms:
sweep through, fill in, collar, breeze through, dispatch, finish, fill out, discharge, sail through, peg, ace, pass with flying colors, apprehend, nail down, complete, pick up, pinpoint, nab, make out, boom, arrest, cop, blast, smash
Editors Contribution
gavel
it's the opposite
How to use nail in a sentence?
I really do hope that will put the final nail in the coffin.
Your cuticles help seal the nail and keep out bacteria and fungus.
The race for Gauteng was nail-biting, and the last two days have been sleepless nights, it's a lesson that we should make sure that we win back the support of the middle class and skilled people. We used to say we don't care for clever blacks, that was a mistake. Those are the people who run the economy.
Originally I didn't think we'd be able to hang on this long, it's amazing how resilient the country is, but if we miss the coming spring -- that'll put a nail in the coffin.
Today's ruling in Antrim County should be the nail in the coffin for any remaining conspiracy theories surrounding the outcome of the Nov. 3 general election.
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