Synonyms of dabs

dabs 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of dab

1

as in jabs

a quick thrust

one more quick dab of the brush and he would be finished with his painting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jabs
• punches
• digs
• pokes
• sticks
• nudges
• lunges
• pushes
• shoves
• stabs
• jerks
• jams
• jogs

2

as in splashes

a very small amount

she added a dab of sesame oil to the dressing before pouring it on the salad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• splashes
• sprinklings
• touches
• glimmers
• specks
• little
• hints
• bits
• licks
• traces
• handfuls
• flecks
• shadows
• spatters
• shades
• sparks
• nips
• slivers
• particles
• bites
• drops
• rays
• pinches
• streaks
• shreds
• smacks
• dashes
• smidges
• ounces
• crumbs
• driblets
• spots
• soupçons
• smells
• peanuts
• smidgens
• snaps
• smidgeons
• drams
• strains
• scruples
• mites
• smidgins
• drops in the bucket
• aces
• scintillas
• skoshes
• minimums
• parts
• suspicions
• dots
• molecules
• patches
• jots
• doses
• nibbles
• granules
• grains
• syllables
• portions
• fragments
• scraps
• atoms
• tastes
• motes
• minims
• chips
• sections
• nubbins
• flakes
• iotas
• vestiges
• scatterings
• smatterings
• semblances
• whits
• splinters
• morsels
• flyspecks
• shards
• modicums
• minima
• shivers
• tittles
• handsful
• hoots
• shavings
• clippings
• smithereens
• tatters
• parings
• smatters
• shots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loads
• quantities
• piles
• bundles
• barrels
• buckets
• masses
• lots
• mountains
• gobs
• stacks
• heaps
• fistfuls
• bushels
• wads
• deals
• rafts
• reams
• pecks
• lashings
• scads
• oodles
• boatloads
• wealths
• messes
• volumes
• abundances
• profusions
• much
• potfuls
• lashins
• passels
• slabs
• chunks
• plenties
• excesses
• surpluses
• overflows
• embarrassments
• superfluities
• lumps
• bonanzas
• overmuch
• overages
• hunks
• surfeits
• overkills
• oversupplies
• overabundances
• superabundances

3

as in swipes

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swipes
• punches
• slaps
• thumps
• strokes
• blows
• thuds
• hits
• pounds
• knocks
• smacks
• whacks
• licks
• pokes
• spanks
• clips
• bangs
• claps
• slams
• swats
• beats
• hooks
• chops
• lashes
• socks
• biffs
• fillips
• hands
• stripes
• whaps
• pelts
• raps
• cuffs
• switches
• thwacks
• whams
• stingers
• hacks
• bops
• haymakers
• knees
• bats
• belts
• kicks
• cracks
• welts
• clouts
• slugs
• picks
• buffets
• douses
• bashes
• smashes
• boxes
• plumps
• wallops
• lickings
• whops
• larrups
• busts
• swings
• counter-strokes
• counter-blows
• counterstrokes
• counters
• shivers
• counterblows
• beatings
• counterpunches
• rabbit punches
• lefts
• body blows
• whips
• sucker punches
• rights
• batterings
• roundhouses
• crunchers
• uppercuts
• bastinadoes
• whippings
• knockdowns
• pastings
• sidewinders
• thrashings
• right-handers
• kayos
• wallopings
• bastinades
• KOs
• drubbings
• one-twos
• knockouts

dabs

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of dab, chiefly British

as in experts

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

a dab at finding unappreciated collectibles and reselling them at a considerable profit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experts
• scholars
• adepts
• masters
• hands
• artists
• virtuosi
• wizards
• gurus
• virtuosos
• specialists
• aces
• dab hands
• authorities
• past masters
• crackajacks
• sharks
• proficients
• connoisseurs
• maestros
• whizzes
• sharps
• consultants
• hotshots
• professionals
• cognoscenti
• mavins
• geeks
• crackerjacks
• enthusiasts
• mavens
• fiends
• meisters
• maestri
• craftsmen
• addicts
• hired guns
• pros
• buffs
• fans
• devotees
• aficionados
• journeymen
• afficionados
• Renaissance men
• mistresses
• all-rounders
• jacks-of-all-trades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateurs
• apprentices
• beginners
• novices
• nonexperts
• neophytes
• dabblers
• inexperts
• dilettanti
• laymen
• dilettantes
• nonprofessionals

dabs

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of dab

1

as in smears

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smears
• daubs
• slathers
• anoints
• plasters
• bedaubs
• besmears
• coats
• sheets
• applies
• spreads
• lays on
• layers
• carpets
• surfaces
• overlays
• blankets
• lays
• mantles
• overlies
• covers
• overspreads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• exposes
• uncovers
• peels
• bares

2

as in taps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• taps
• flicks
• pats
• claps
• palms
• tips
• chucks
• tags
• clasps
• clutches
• clings (to)
• clenches
• brushes
• grasps
• knocks
• hits
• raps
• grips
• handles
• whacks
• grazes
• pounds
• shaves
• touches
• holds
• skims
• palpates
• feels
• palps