Unscramble gibes

Definition of gibe

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, jibe, 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, jibe, match, tally. Antonyms: disagree.
• laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker". Synonyms: barrack, flout, jeer, scoff.

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

gib, gide, give, gybe, jibe, kibe, vibe.

Rhymes with

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