fingers

NOUN

appendage of hand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

claw hook ring finger thumb

STRONG

antenna digit extremity feeler pinky pointer tentacle

WEAK

tactile member

VERB

touch lightly

Synonyms

STRONG

feel fiddle grope handle manipulate maul meddle palpate paw thumb

WEAK

play with toy with

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore manhandle pass over

VERB

choose, designate

Synonyms

STRONG

appoint determine identify indicate locate make name nominate specify tap

WEAK

pin down point out

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore lose miss refuse

WEAK

manhandle pass over

Example Sentences

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But I did, letting the edge of the bow sit loosely, even wobbly, between my fingers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

On Monday - while most of Westminster's attention was on Andy Burnham - the SNP's Lara Bird appeared to have her fingers crossed as she held up her right hand and took the oath.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Fresh from the oven, a biscuit is a creature of immediate gratification — meant to be split open with impatient fingers and painted with melting butter.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

Gutierrez can count on her fingers the number of jobs she applied for before landing at the pet-supply company Chewy in May as a program manager.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

It’s impossible to believe that this is the boy who kissed me in the yard, wove his fingers through mine, laughed into my ear.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison