jibe Antonyms
Opposite of jibe
• verb (Context 1)
To be in accord, harmony, or agreement; to tally or match (usually followed by 'with').
"The witness's latest testimony does not clash with the timeline established by the physical evidence."
• noun (Context 2)
An insulting, mocking, or jeering remark; a taunt (also spelled 'gibe').
"The speaker calmly ignored the partisan jibes from the back of the auditorium."
• verb (Context 3)
To make insulting, mocking, or jeering remarks; to taunt (also spelled 'gibe').
"Critics jibed at the director's overly ambitious claims before the film was even released."
• noun (Context 4)
The act or maneuver of shifting a fore-and-aft sail or boom across a vessel's centerline when sailing before the wind (spelled 'gybe' in British English).
"The crew prepared for a quick tack as they rounded the downwind buoy."
• verb (Context 5)
To shift a fore-and-aft sail or boom forcefully from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind, or to alter course in this manner (spelled 'gybe' in British English).
"The skipper warned the passengers to duck their heads just before he jibed the mainsail."
Similar words to jibe
Words similar to jibe shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: