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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Worried the World Cup was slipping through their fingers the bid committee reorganized in a way that made it, well, more united.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The teapot is equally shiny, and it reflects Revere’s fingers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay sought reassurance that Murrell "didn't get his sticky fingers on any public money".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The spaces between the fingers resemble the triangular basins created as the crust extends.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

He smiles at me when our fingers touch.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison