Needle Synonyms and Antonyms

nēdl
Sewing instrument
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. awl
  2. spike
  3. skewer
  4. pin
  5. darner
Sharp, pointed wirelike instrument
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. phonograph needle
  2. stylus
  3. hypodermic
  4. prick
  5. hypodermic-needle
  6. syringe
  7. acicula
  8. prickle
  9. acerate leaf
  10. electric needle
  11. aculeus
  12. spine
  13. electrolytic needle
  14. probe
  15. aiguille
  16. thorn
A pointing instrument
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. gauge
  2. indicator
  3. director
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. acerate
  2. acerose
  3. acerous
  4. acicular
  5. aciculate
  6. aculeate
  7. belonoid

Words Related to Needle

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Needle Sentence Examples

  • Katie glanced up, the needle pausing in mid air.

  • A nurse walked in with a needle and after that she fell asleep again.

  • I feel more like a ship's sailor in a storm, with shredded sails with someone handing me a needle and thread.

  • She looked away and fumbled with the needle and thread she'd found in a sewing kit.

  • The galvanometer being so adjusted that a current of definite strength through one of the coils gives a definite deflection of the needle, the amount of leakage expressed in terms of the insulation resistance of the wires is given by the formula.

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