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

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fingers

"I knew I could speak and move my fingers and toes so my main thing was 'hopefully I can do gymnastics again'," Langton told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

He said it’s too early to know if he’ll be tapped for Barker’s reimagining of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” for A24, but he has his fingers crossed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

I had my fingers crossed that “Late Night” would haul out Mee-Maw for one last jig when it returned on Monday.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Anna May leaned back and began to drum her fingers on the table again.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu