Cut
Stab
Stab noun - A mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument.
Usage example: the injection left a small stab on her upper arm
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Synonyms for Stab
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good cut | good stab |
| clean | clean cut | clean stab |
| best | best cut | best stab |
| long | long cut | long stab |
| Other adjectives: similar, brief, direct, complete, standard, original, initial, single, deep, simple, nasty, actual, severe, bad, infamous, quick, minor, next, last, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This is why combat knives grew in popularity - bayonets were unwieldy, but a knife is very handy for a wide variety of tasks AND can also be used to stab or cut people.
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Instead of blade-on-blade, all of the blocks and parries in a duel with short knives are done by grappling with your opponent's arms and body; if you can control his body, you control his knife, and you can stab or cut him while preventing him from doing the same to you.
Source: Flynning - Just think of a random object, you probably can use it to choke/strangle/suffocate/stab/cut/bludgeon/blind/crush/poison/corrode/shock/throw at/enflame someone.
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Stab and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/stab
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