ticker

[tik-er] / ˈtɪk ər /

NOUN

bomb

Synonyms

STRONGEST

device explosive mine missile projectile rocket torpedo

STRONG

bombshell charge grenade shell

WEAK

Molotov cocktail atom bomb hydrogen bomb nuclear bomb

NOUN

clock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

timer

STRONG

alarm chronograph chronometer hourglass metronome pendulum stopwatch sundial timekeeper timepiece watch

WEAK

Big Ben chroniker digital watch tick-tock timemarker

NOUN

heart

Synonyms

STRONG

clock

WEAK

cardiac organ vascular organ

Antonyms

WEAK

cowardice exterior exteriority fear head outside periphery surface

NOUN

watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

timepiece wristwatch

STRONG

chronometer stopwatch timer

WEAK

analog watch digital watch pocket watch

Example Sentences

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The ETF launches Thursday with the ticker BUYB.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Here were the most active stock-market ticker symbols on MarketWatch as of 5 a.m.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Friar, who often talked about cultivating kindness in community, picked the ticker symbol.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

These were the top-searched ticker symbols on MarketWatch as of 6 a.m.:

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

I could read the thoughts running across his eyes, like a news ticker: I’ve been clumsy.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer