Synonyms for RIB
rɪbrib

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1. ribnoun

   support resembling the rib of an animal

   Synonyms:
   costa

2. rib, costanoun

   any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

   Synonyms:
   rib, costa

3. ribnoun

   cut of meat including one or more ribs

   Synonyms:
   costa

4. ribnoun

   a teasing remark

   Synonyms:
   costa

5. ribnoun

   a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

   Synonyms:
   costa

6. ribverb

   a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

   Synonyms:
   costa

7. ribverb

   form vertical ribs by knitting

   "A ribbed sweater"

   Synonyms:
   blackguard, laugh at, make fun, jest at, guy, ridicule, roast, poke fun

8. ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke funverb

   subject to laughter or ridicule

   "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

   Synonyms:
   clapperclaw, blackguard, laugh at, make fun, rib, guy, ridicule, roast, jest at, shout, poke fun, abuse

Matched Categories

1. • Bone
   • Cut
   • Handicraft
   • Knit
   • Remark
   • Structure
   • Support
   • Vertebrate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ribnoun

   Synonyms:
   costa

   Associated words:
   costal, intercostal, sternal, asternal

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1. List of paraphrases for "rib":

   ribs, côte, coasts, coast, thoracic, côtes, coastline, fish, shore, chest, ibr

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rib

   Synonyms:
   costa TA

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1. Comilla Sasson:

   Some people will ask me, ‘what if I do chest compressions and break a rib and hurt them?’ I tell them that this person is literally dead, and if they are fortunate to wake up because you did chest compressions, they’re going to be happy that you helped save their life. There’s a small number of people that get a broken rib.

2. Susan Lucci:

   I didn’t think much of it because I had never had anything, in fact, it had disappeared by the time I was at the table. [But] there was a mild pressure on my chest that also radiated around my rib cage to my back. Like most women, I thought, ‘Oh, it’ll go away.’ And it did.

3. Adam Shiroff:

   A patient like the justice, having three rib fractures, will likely be observed in the ICU, so that's a profound difference and underscores the impact of being elderly.

4. Caroline Wozniacki:

   I felt my rib in my match yesterday and after trying to warm up this morning it was still painful.

5. Nicole Johnson:

   There is no better prime rib than one cooked over live wood fire, and the pellet grill makes that so simple.