nip - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a small sharp bite or snip

Synonyms

• nip
• pinch

More generic

• bite
• chomp
• clip
• clipping
• snip

Noun

a tart spicy quality

Synonyms

• nip
• piquance
• piquancy
• piquantness
• tang
• tanginess
• zest

More generic

• spice
• spicery
• spiciness

Noun

the property of being moderately cold

Synonyms

• chilliness
• coolness
• nip

More generic

• cold
• coldness
• frigidity
• frigidness
• low temperature

Noun

the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

Synonyms

• flavor
• flavour
• nip
• relish
• sapidity
• savor
• savour
• smack
• tang

More generic

• gustatory perception
• gustatory sensation
• taste
• taste perception
• taste sensation

More specific

• lemon
• vanilla

Noun

(offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

Synonyms

• Jap
• Nip

More generic

• Japanese
• Nipponese

Noun

a small drink of liquor

Synonyms

• nip
• shot

More generic

• small indefinite amount
• small indefinite quantity

Verb

give a small sharp bite to

Synonyms

• nip

More generic

• bite
• seize with teeth

Verb

sever or remove by pinching or snipping

Synonyms

• clip
• nip
• nip off
• snip
• snip off

More generic

• cut

Verb

squeeze tightly between the fingers

Synonyms

• nip
• pinch
• squeeze
• tweet
• twinge
• twitch

More generic

• grip

More specific

• goose
• tweak

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