Unscramble jibes

Definition of jibe

noun:

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'", "she threw shafts of sarcasm", "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets". Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, shaft, shot, slam.

verb:

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details", "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check", "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun". Synonyms: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, match, tally. Antonyms: disagree.
• shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly". Synonyms: change course, gybe, jib.

Related words

accord, adhere, agree, align, answer, befit, beseem, coincide, concord, consist, consort, correlate, corroborate, duplicate, fit, harmonise, harmonize, homologize, look, meet, parallel, pattern, resemble, rhyme, rime, square, suit, support, twin, underpin.

Words nearby

gibe, jib, jive, kibe, vibe.

Rhymes with

ascribe, bribe, circumscribe, describe, gibe, imbibe, inscribe, prescribe, prescribe, proscribe, scribe, subscribe, transcribe, tribe, vibe.