stab

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of STAB

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument <the injection left a small stab on her upper arm>

Synonyms perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, stab

Related Words gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

an effort to do or accomplish something <everybody will get a stab at solving the problem>

Synonyms assay [archaic], bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack, whirl

Related Words striving, struggle, throes, undertaking; trial and error

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