Lance
Lance verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: doctors used to lance infected sores, so that they could drain clean
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Synonyms for Lance
Stab is a synonym for lance in pierce topic. In some cases you can use "Stab" instead a verb "Lance", when it comes to topics like cut.
Stab
Stab verb - To penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object.
Usage example: stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake
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Synonyms for Stab
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| special | special lance | special stab |
| best | best lance | best stab |
| long | long lance | long stab |
| similar | similar lance | similar stab |
| Other adjectives: original, single, actual, infamous, psychic, cursed, final, deadly, gigantic, dual. | ||
Common collocations
| guy | lance guy | stab guy |
Both words in one sentence
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The weapon can be used to stab like a traditional lance, but can also fire explosive shells during an attack.
Source: Mix-and-Match Weapon -
Snowman, on the other hand, is an example of Evil Smoking, complete with a cigarette holder she likes to stab people with because it is also a lance.
Source: Good Smoking, Evil Smoking - After getting impaled on King Arthur's lance, Sir Mordred, realizing he had no hope of survival, pushed the lance further into his own body so he could get close enough to stab King Arthur to death with his sword.
Source: Website / Badass of the Week
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Stab and Lance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/stab
Lance & Stab. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/stab>.
Stab or Lance. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lance/stab.
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