Synonyms of nip

nip 1 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in spice

the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses

the barbecue sauce has a nip to it that balances out the sweetness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spice
• tang
• piquancy
• zing
• zest
• pungency
• excitement
• thrill
• flavor
• spiciness
• savour
• stimulation
• bitterness
• stimulus
• hotness
• savor
• stimulant
• raciness
• invigoration
• acuteness
• sharpness
• keenness
• provocativeness
• fieriness
• tastiness
• mordancy
• trenchancy
• redolence
• savoriness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insipidity
• flatness
• tastelessness
• dullness
• dulness
• monotony
• weakness
• predictability
• insipidity
• sameness
• tediousness
• platitude
• thinness
• blandness
• monotonousness

2

as in shred

a very small amount

I'll have just a nip of your sandwich

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shred
• splash
• hint
• glimmer
• sprinkling
• touch
• bit
• lick
• little
• speck
• tad
• dab
• spark
• trace
• smack
• handful
• pinch
• bite
• particle
• dram
• smell
• ounce
• ray
• streak
• crumb
• sliver
• suspicion
• smidgeon
• spot
• smidge
• drop
• mite
• peanuts
• smidgin
• strain
• snap
• shade
• spatter
• scintilla
• smidgen
• scruple
• portion
• ace
• drop in the bucket
• fleck
• dash
• minimum
• nibble
• soupçon
• shadow
• dose
• driblet
• skosh
• grain
• taste
• jot
• molecule
• patch
• modicum
• whit
• part
• atom
• syllable
• semblance
• granule
• section
• dot
• vestige
• morsel
• mote
• scattering
• scrap
• fragment
• minim
• iota
• hoot
• tittle
• shiver
• smattering
• flyspeck
• nubbin
• flake
• clipping
• splinter
• chip
• shaving
• tatter
• paring
• shard
• smatter
• smithereens
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deal
• loads
• plenty
• mountain
• pile
• quantity
• peck
• mass
• stack
• bundle
• mess
• bushel
• barrel
• abundance
• bucket
• wealth
• heaps
• fistful
• wad
• lot
• raft
• profusion
• reams
• gobs
• lashings
• passel
• oodles
• scads
• volume
• boatload
• surplus
• excess
• potful
• embarrassment
• overflow
• surfeit
• lashins
• bonanza
• much
• overabundance
• oversupply
• superabundance
• superfluity
• lump
• overage
• slab
• overkill
• chunk
• overmuch
• hunk

3

as in chill

an uncomfortable degree of coolness

there's a nip in the air today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chill
• bitterness
• bite
• chilliness
• cold
• bleakness
• coldness
• sharpness
• nippiness
• rawness
• crispness
• briskness
• freeze
• iciness
• frigidity
• frostiness
• snap
• frigidness
• gelidity
• wintriness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warmth
• warmness
• heat
• balminess
• hotness
• sultriness

nip

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in sip

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

give me just a nip of milk to help me swallow this pill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• drink
• gulp
• swallow
• belt
• sup
• snort
• slug
• swig
• draft
• drag
• drop
• shot
• quaff
• swill
• dram

nip

3 of 3

verb

ˈnip 

1

as in to shave

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

I'm just going to nip these hedges, and then I'll be done with the work outside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shave
• cut
• trim
• clip
• mow
• snip
• prune
• crop
• pare
• cut back
• shear
• dock
• bob
• lop (off)
• poll
• pinch
• whittle
• skive
• curtail
• shorten
• stump
• manicure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• elongate
• lengthen

2

as in to pinch

to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points

the puppy nipped her hand while playing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pinch
• hold
• clutch
• grip
• grasp
• take
• clasp
• tweak
• crimp

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drop
• release
• free
• spring
• loosen
• loose

3

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

that guy nipped my wallet from the restaurant table when I turned away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• swipe
• grab
• lift
• snatch
• pinch
• pilfer
• filch
• rob
• purloin
• thieve
• nick
• snitch
• pocket
• appropriate
• hook
• rip off
• take
• boost
• run off with
• walk off with
• misappropriate
• hijack
• pick
• seize
• make away with
• sack
• make off with
• heist
• loot
• knock over
• plunder
• pillage
• poach
• rustle
• burglarize
• rifle
• shoplift
• grasp
• kidnap
• collar
• highjack
• spirit
• nail
• abduct
• sponge
• mooch
• carjack
• shanghai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• present
• contribute
• donate
• bestow
• hand over

4

as in to hurry

to proceed or move quickly

I'll just nip off to the corner store for some milk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurry
• rush
• scurry
• trot
• fly
• drive
• travel
• race
• speed
• chase
• jump
• scoot
• zip
• run
• blow
• buzz
• scuttle
• dart
• step
• rip
• tear
• shoot
• jog
• breeze
• dash
• blast
• rustle
• zoom
• hasten
• bowl
• whirl
• bolt
• hurl
• jet
• hump
• hustle
• belt
• hie
• ram
• crack (on)
• blaze
• motor
• rocket
• whisk
• career
• hurtle
• course
• hare
• beat it
• barrel
• bundle
• pelt
• get a move on
• gallop
• bustle
• careen
• bomb
• highball
• make tracks
• flit
• step on it
• scamper
• shake a leg
• hotfoot (it)
• cannonball
• streak
• accelerate
• beetle
• sprint
• scuffle
• stampede
• overtake
• whizz
• scud
• step out
• whiz
• outrun
• quicken
• catch up
• outpace
• outstrip
• arrow
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• crawl
• drag
• poke
• linger
• poke
• hang (around or out)
• lag
• loiter
• dawdle
• stroll
• saunter
• tarry
• amble
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• plod
• lumber
• decelerate
• dillydally
• dally

Examples of nip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This extra, low-effort step makes guests feel especially welcome, as well as nips any potential musical chairs awkwardness in the bud. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2024

This signals to incoming students how AI will be used at the university and nips AI cheating in the bud by outlining what won’t be accepted without putting a black label on all AI. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024

While Ellie/Laura is using the bathroom, Kid Laura nips outside to snap a photo of her license plate. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2024

The pilot was evacuated Readers Speak: Coverage of war missing details Chris Powell: Ban ‘nips,’ bottles in CT, boost competition New CT cafe serves baked goods, breakfast, lunch specials. —Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024

Phrases Containing nip

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