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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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Researchers compare the pattern to a hand, where the base of the thumb remains fixed while the fingers spread apart.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

"Or do I help my fellow climber, who's got no oxygen, frostbite in his fingers, and obviously you're never far off hypothermia up there?"

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Daniel, the foreman in this remote, informal, small-scale mine in Kono, the diamond region of Sierra Leone, shows me the gravel he's picking through with his fingers.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I, meanwhile, can’t count on my fingers and toes how many times I’ve been to “that place.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

He tried to bat him away with his fingers, but it didn’t work.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver