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nail it

VERB

accelerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance expedite further hasten open up quicken spur step up stimulate

STRONG

drive dust forward gun hurry impel precipitate railroad rev roll tool

WEAK

fire up hammer on lay a patch lay rubber make tracks peel rubber put on afterburners put pedal to metal rev up speed up step on the gas

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block cease check delay discourage halt hinder slow stop

STRONG

dissuade repress wait

WEAK

decelerate defer impede postpone retard slow down

VERB

accomplish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve attain bring about carry out conclude do finish manage perform produce pull off reach realize score take care of win

STRONG

arrive consummate effect fulfill gain hit

WEAK

bring off do a bang-up job do justice do one proud do the trick get someplace get there make hay make it put it over rack up sew up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin commence destroy fail forfeit halt introduce leave lose miss neglect start stop

WEAK

abandon give up not finish nullify relinquish

VERB

floor it

Synonyms

WEAK

accelerate barrel gather momentum go flat-out open the throttle put the pedal to the metal sprint step on it step on the gas

Example Sentences

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Overviews now sitting atop so many Google search results are giving answers that … well, to call them incorrect is true but doesn’t quite nail it.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

Sometimes Trillo would have an idea and Sora would nail it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

“Had he cut his toe nail, it wouldn’t have gone to penalties,” Robins said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

"We're taking this universal property and using the strengths of these small animals to really nail it mechanistically."

From Science Daily • Sep. 22, 2023

“Shall I nail it then? Or how shall it be done?”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

nail it

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