STICKS Synonyms: 189 Similar and Opposite Words

sticks 1 of 2

plural noun

ˈstik

as in countryside

the open rural area outside of big towns and cities grew up in the sticks and is used to traveling miles just to get a loaf of bread

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sticks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stick

as in adheres

to hold to something firmly as if by adhesion those magnets are strong enough to stick to the refrigerator without any problems

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as in puts

to arrange something in a certain spot or position you can stick that box in the corner until I figure out where to put everything

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as in stabs

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object could hardly feel the needle when the nurse stuck my arm with it

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as in plucks

to rob by the use of trickery or threats she got stuck by an unscrupulous seller while using the online auction site

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The Antarctic Peninsula, a spindly chain of icy mountains which sticks off the west side of the continent like a thumb pointing toward South America, is one of the fastest warming places in the Southern Hemisphere. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2026 Each sticks their face in the fan at an admirable level, but separation ability will always be their calling card. —

Jimmy Durkin, New York Times, 8 May 2026 The film builds with confidence, earns its twist, and sticks the landing in a way that feels both inevitable and wholly unexpected. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 May 2026 So people are just getting this enormous number of at bats in the hopes of trying to find the thing that sticks. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026 Lohan's day of filming included a version that sticks closely to the original blueprint. —

Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026 Once the media sticks its oar in, the real reason for the robbery emerges by degrees. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 Fuji sticks close to its playbook and delivers a camera that's simple to use, captures instant photos with the same analog aesthetic that has made Instax the instant film of choice for going on twenty years. —

Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026 If nothing sticks, the Dodgers are also not shy about spitting out the pitcher and designating him for assignment. —

Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026

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But for the Christmas-week slate, when six of the 16 games were distributed via a premium platform, the league adheres closely to that 87% free model.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
But Paul Anthony Kelly is a less deft actor than Pidgeon, and he is given material that adheres even closer to the surface of the legend.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026