Antonyms for piked
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pahyk |
Phonetic Transcription : paɪk |
- bad
- blunt
- calming
- common
- crude
- dense
- detestable
- dull
- failing
- ignorant
- imperceptive
- imperfect
- indistinguished
- inferior
- insensitive
- insignificant
- mild
- nice
- not serious
- obtuse
- ordinary
- poor
- regular
- repulsive
- second-class
- second-rate
- slow
- soothing
- stupid
- ugly
- unable
- unexceptional
- unimportant
- unknown
- unnoteworthy
- unskilled
- unworthy
Definition of piked
Origin :- "highway," 1812 shortening of turnpike.
- As in pointed : adj having a sharp end or part
- As in acute : adj having a sharp end or point
- As in mucronate : adj pointed
- As in pointy : adj pointed
- As in topflight : adj excellent
- As in tophole : adj excellent
- As in excellent : adj superior, wonderful
- They just jumped into their clothes, grabbed lanterns and piked after us.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- Anyway, I have a hunch that this fellow has piked off to the north.
- Extract from : « Bob Hunt in Canada » by George W. Orton
- A hundred were burned in a barn, and thirty-seven were shot or piked.
- Extract from : « An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 » by Mary Frances Cusack
- Me and Andy strolled up one night and piked a dollar or two for sociability.
- Extract from : « The Gentle Grafter » by O. Henry
- And among other there came sir Iohn Carew, with a goodlie band of piked men.
- Extract from : « Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9) » by Raphael Holinshed
- The prick of a knife was used—and often—to apprise the blinded prisoners that if they did not move they would be piked.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
- All works togither for gooid to them as is chozzen, and piked out fro' th' rubbidge.
- Extract from : « Charlotte Bront » by T. Wemyss Reid
- On the way he met a man in hide sandals, carrying a large staff and piked with iron.
- Extract from : « Catholic World, Vol. XI, April 1870-September 1870 » by Various
- Sure he couldnt, less he piked a copy from another picture, Billie declared.
- Extract from : « The Broncho Rider Boys Along the Border » by Frank Fowler
- The deputies travelled on foot, with their piked staves in their hands, like pilgrims bound for some place of devotion.
- Extract from : « Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2) » by Sir Walter Scott
Synonyms for piked
- A-1
- accomplished
- ace
- acicular
- aciculate
- aciculated
- acuminate
- acuminous
- acute
- admirable
- arrowlike
- attractive
- banner
- barbed
- blue-ribbon
- brag
- capital
- certified
- champion
- choice
- choicest
- cornered
- cuspate
- cuspated
- cuspidate
- cuspidated
- desirable
- distinctive
- distinguished
- edged
- estimable
- exceptional
- exemplary
- exquisite
- fine
- finest
- first
- first-class
- first-rate
- good
- great
- high
- incomparable
- invaluable
- keen
- knifelike
- magnificent
- meritorious
- mucronate
- needle-shaped
- notable
- noted
- outstanding
- peaked
- peerless
- piked
- pointed
- pointy
- premium
- priceless
- prime
- pronged
- quality
- sagittal
- sagittate
- select
- sharp
- sharp-cornered
- sharpened
- skillful
- spiked
- splendid
- sterling
- striking
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supreme
- terrific
- tiptop
- top
- top-notch
- transcendent
- world-class
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