Synonyms for hole
hoʊlhole

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1. holenoun

   an opening into or through something

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

2. holenoun

   an opening deliberately made in or through something

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

3. hole, golf holenoun

   one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

   "he played 18 holes"

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

4. holenoun

   an unoccupied space

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

5. hole, hollownoun

   a depression hollowed out of solid matter

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, holler, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

6. holenoun

   a fault

   "he shot holes in my argument"

   Synonyms:
   maw, trap, golf hole, cakehole, jam, muddle, yap, pickle, gob, fix, hollow, kettle of fish, mess

7. fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fishnoun

   informal terms for a difficult situation

   "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"

   Synonyms:
   tidy sum, smother, peck, mint, crush, plenty, lot, location, locating, localisation, raft, quite a little, passel, fix, mare's nest, press, jam, pile, muckle, fixture, mend, golf hole, electronic jamming, good deal, maw, fixing, mending, sight, gob, trap, deal, pickle, flock, stack, kettle of fish, fuddle, wad, messiness, hatful, mickle, hollow, heap, great deal, mess, repair, clutter, mess hall, mass, jamming, batch, yap, mountain, welter, spate, mussiness, slew, localization, jumble, cakehole, muss, muddle, reparation, pot

8. trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gobverb

   informal terms for the mouth

   Synonyms:
   seafarer, trap, kettle of fish, yap, snare, gob, sand trap, hollow, tar, old salt, pickle, sea dog, mariner, lying in wait, mess, fix, seaman, ambush, maw, muddle, golf hole, ambuscade, bunker, jam, cakehole

9. hole, hole outverb

   hit the ball into the hole

   Synonyms:
   hole out

10. holeverb

    make holes in

    Synonyms:
    hole out

Matched Categories

1. • Defect
   • Difficulty
   • Golf
   • Hit
   • Hollow
   • Natural Depression
   • Opening
   • Space

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1. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   perforation, aperture, opening

2. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   cavity, cave, cavern, hollow, concavity, excavation

3. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   hovel, kennel, den, mean habitation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. holenoun

   Synonyms:
   cavity, excavation, pit, perforation, rent, fissure, opening, aperture, delve, cache, concavity, mortise, puncture, orifice, eyelet, crevice, loophole, interstice, gap, spiracle, vent, bung, pothole, manhole, scuttle, scupper, muset, muse, cave, holt, den, lair, retreat, cover, hovel, burrow

   Antonyms:
   imperforation, closure

   Associated words:
   auger, drill, gimlet, bodkin, bore, bit, puncture, perforate, pink, awl, stylet, imperforable, imperforate, punch, wimble, pierce, eyeleteer, dibble, plug, spigot, spile, gouge, puncheon, probe

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1. List of paraphrases for "hole":

   orifice, loch, shithole, hellhole, foxhole, holes, gat, peephole, port, pit, stockade, dump, brig, gap, loophole, jail, drill, borehole, pothole, pozo

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1. Art Hogan:

   We’re going from what had been a very catalyst-heavy period over the last few weeks to a catalyst light period... expect to see the market grind sideways, perhaps slightly higher as we look ahead to what the Federal Reserve might deliver at Jackson Hole.

2. Tiger Woods:

   I loved it the way it was, that tree, I've hit it too many times, trust me. I've had my issues on that hole with that tree. But I thought it was a fantastic hole. It's iconic, that tree, and I don't think you can ever, ever replace it.

3. Hampshire Kasich:

   You know what, I've got as much a right as anybody in the Republican Party to define what conservatism means, i was the governor of Ohio that took an $ 8 billion hole and produced a surplus. We've cut taxes more than anybody in the country, and they're wondering about my conservatism ? Maybe I should wonder about theirs.

4. John Kasich:

   I have no idea what to say to you, i had nothing but a black hole with a tiny little pinprick of light, and many of you in this room have experienced that, haven't you? It's really hard. The storms of life come and they inevitably go.

5. Ray Odierno:

   He was in the bottom of a hole with no way to fight back, he was caught like a rat.