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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Tuchel must hope he is not having to keep his fingers crossed while making those optimistic noises about James' fitness.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

They will be holding their breath and crossing their fingers their friends from across the pond pile on back in a matter of days.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 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

I can picture his hair wild and sticking up, the way I’ve seen it after a long night of studying, fingers run through it again and again.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse