Synonyms for needle
ˈnid lnee·dle

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1. needleverb

   To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at.

   Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples.

   Synonyms:
   goad, tease

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1. acerate leaf, needlenoun

   the leaf of a conifer

   Synonyms:
   acerate leaf, phonograph needle

2. needlenoun

   a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

   Synonyms:
   phonograph needle, acerate leaf

3. needlenoun

   a sharp pointed implement (usually steel)

   Synonyms:
   phonograph needle, acerate leaf

4. phonograph needle, needleverb

   a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record

   Synonyms:
   phonograph needle, acerate leaf

5. needle, goadverb

   goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

   "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

   Synonyms:
   spur, goad, prick

6. needleverb

   prick with a needle

   Synonyms:
   goad

Matched Categories

1. • Implement
   • Pointer
   • Prick
   • Sewing
   • Simple Leaf

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1. List of paraphrases for "needle":

   syringe, semi-sparkling, needles, pointer, filament, leaf, foliar, pin

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1. Karen Bass:

   We accepted significant compromises, knowing that they would be a tough sell to our community, but still believing that we would be moving the needle forward on this issue, but every time, more was demanded to the point that there would be no progress made in the bill that we were left discussing.

2. Roland Jacquard:

   When a large operation is prepared, they are told to keep a low profile in the months before. As they are no longer on police radars, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

3. Doug French:

   We've seen the needle move from flawlessness in the '50s to absolute helplessness in the '90s and now we kind of want the needle to come back down the center where it should be, we're not Superman, but we're not idiots either.

4. Michael Gottlieb:

   What moves the needle is if your average person, an independent voter or a moderate Republican, sees inaction on a nominee as the Senate not doing its job.

5. Gerard Cassidy:

   We're kind of trying to thread a needle here because on the one hand we don't want to dismiss this situation but on the other hand this is not a catastrophic 'oh my God here we go again,'.