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  • tap, touching lips to another

  • greet, touching lips to another

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1

as in to smooch

to touch one another with the lips as a sign of love

it’s traditional for couples to kiss under the mistletoe at Christmastime

2

as in to brush

to pass lightly across or touch gently especially in passing

a gentle breeze kissing the water’s surface


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  • brush
  • glance
  • graze
  • greet
  • salute
  • butterfly
  • French
  • lip
  • neck
  • osculate
  • peck
  • smooch
  • make out
  • pucker up

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On this page you’ll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to kiss, such as: peck, salute, smooch, butterfly, caress, and embrace.

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She embraced Otteline; and gave him her hand to kiss, with repeated expressions of future confidence in the husband of her friend.

THE PASTOR’S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER

On the impulse he embraced her, and in the darkness found her lips, and the kiss was like a soul touch.

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WORDS RELATED TO KISS

  • caress
  • contact
  • flick
  • glance
  • graze
  • kiss
  • scrape
  • shave
  • skim
  • smooth
  • stroke
  • sweep
  • tickle
  • cuddle
  • embrace
  • endearment
  • feel
  • fondling
  • hug
  • kiss
  • pat
  • pet
  • petting
  • snuggle
  • squeeze
  • stroke
  • bear hug
  • brush
  • buss
  • clinch
  • clutch
  • coddle
  • cosset
  • cuddle
  • dandle
  • embrace
  • feel
  • fondle
  • graze
  • handle
  • hug
  • kiss
  • make love
  • massage
  • neck
  • nestle
  • nuzzle
  • pat
  • pet
  • play around
  • rub
  • squeeze
  • stroke
  • toy
  • bore hug
  • brushed
  • bussed
  • clinched
  • clutched
  • coddled
  • cosseted
  • cuddled
  • dandled
  • embraced
  • felt
  • fondled
  • grazed
  • handled
  • hugged
  • kissed
  • made love
  • massaged
  • mugged
  • necked
  • nestled
  • nuzzled
  • patted
  • petted
  • played around
  • rubbed
  • squeezed
  • stroked
  • toyed
  • cuddles
  • embraces
  • endearments
  • feels
  • fondlings
  • hugs
  • kisses
  • pats
  • pets
  • pettings
  • snuggles
  • squeezes
  • strokes
  • bears hug
  • brushes
  • busses
  • clinches
  • clutches
  • coddles
  • cossets
  • cuddles
  • dandles
  • embraces
  • feels
  • fondles
  • grazes
  • handles
  • hugs
  • kisses
  • makes love
  • massages
  • mugs
  • necks
  • nestles
  • nuzzles
  • pats
  • pets
  • plays around
  • rubs
  • squeezes
  • strokes
  • toys

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What is another word for “kiss”? Learn different words to use instead of saying “kiss” in English (synonyms for “kiss”) with example sentences and ESL picture.

Kiss Synonym

Kiss Definition and Examples

Meaning of Kiss: A form of expression that denotes a greeting or a sign of affection. It involves using one’s lips to make contact with the other person and simultaneously make a smacking sound.

Examples:

  • “My mother used to kiss me on my cheek every morning before I left for school and every afternoon when I got back.”
  • “Some cultures kiss as a greeting even if they are just meeting for the first time while it is forbidden in other cultures.”
  • ” Your kiss still burns on my lips, every day of mine is so beautiful.”

Other Words for “Kiss”

Commonly used synonyms for Kiss. 

  • Snog (British, slang)
  • Smooch (informal)
  • Canoodle (slang)
  • Make out (phrasal verb, informal)
  • Peck
  • Air-kiss
  • Buss

Large list of 50+ different words to use instead of “kiss”.

  • Accost
  • Blow
  • Bow
  • Brush
  • Buss
  • Caress
  • Contact
  • Cuddle
  • Curtsy
  • Embrace
  • Feel
  • Flick
  • Fondle
  • Give a kiss
  • Glance
  • Graze
  • Greet
  • Hail
  • Hold
  • Hug
  • Kisser
  • Kissin
  • Lamer
  • Lick
  • Lip
  • Love
  • Make out
  • Neck
  • Nod
  • Nuzzle
  • Osculate
  • Pat
  • Peck
  • Pet
  • Push
  • Rub
  • Salute
  • Scrape
  • Shave
  • Skim
  • Smack
  • Smooch
  • Snog
  • Snuggle
  • Spoon
  • Stroke
  • Suck
  • Tongue
  • Touch
  • Wave

“Kiss” Synonyms with Examples

Snog (British, slang)

  • Meaning: To kiss each other, especially for a long time
  • Example: They were snogging on the sofa.

Smooch (informal)

  • Meaning: To kiss and hold somebody closely, especially when you are dancing slowly
  • Example: They greeted and smooched each other.

Canoodle (slang)

  • Meaning: To kiss and touch each other in a sexual way
  • Example: He was seen canoodling with his new girlfriend.

Make out (phrasal verb, informal)

  • Meaning: To kiss and touch somebody in a sexual way
  • Example: This student makes out with everyone in his dorm.

Peck

  • Meaning: To kiss somebody lightly and quickly
  • Example: He pecked her on the cheek as he went out.

Air-kiss

  • Meaning: To say hello or goodbye to somebody by kissing them near the side of their face but not actually touching them
  • Example: Kissing isn’t allowed in class so the couple air-kissed each other.

Buss

  • Meaning: To kiss someone in a friendly rather than a sexual way
  • Example: He bussed her mother on the forehead when he entered the room.

Another Word for Kiss | List of 50+ Synonyms for “Kiss” in EnglishPin

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What is another word for kiss?

636 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ kˈɪs], [ kˈɪs], [ k_ˈɪ_s]

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    Synonyms for Kiss:

    • n.

      • namaste,
      • bob.

      • ruffle,
      • smack,
      • pat.

      • flick.

      • pick up,
      • pluck,
      • gather up,
      • handle.

      • endearment,
      • foreplay,
      • grope,
      • butterfly kiss,
      • touch of the lips,
      • French Kiss,
      • goose,
      • canoodle,
      • soul kiss.

      act (noun)

      • kiss.

      buss (noun)

      • buss.

      caress (noun)

      • feels,
      • fondling.

      greeting (noun)

      • salutation.

      kiss (noun)

      • osculation,
      • osculate.

      Other relevant words: (noun)

      • howdy,
      • biscuit,
      • cookie,
      • candy,
      • cooky,
      • emoji,
      • caress,
      • howdies,
      • confect,
      • touching.

      salutation (noun)

      • Ave,
      • hellos,
      • aves.

      touch (noun)

      • touchings,
      • Palpations,
      • rubbings,
      • palpation,
      • rubbing.
    • v.

      caress (verb)

      • bear hugging,
      • bear hugged.

      cuddle (verb)

      • feels up,
      • feeling up,
      • curling up,
      • curls up.

      dispose of (verb)

      • be-stow,
      • un loads,
      • be-stows,
      • kissing off,
      • de stroyed,
      • be stowing,
      • dis-cards,
      • adiosed,
      • kissed off,
      • de-stroying,
      • dis-card,
      • de stroying,
      • de-stroys,
      • files circular file,
      • adioses,
      • dis carding,
      • be-stowing,
      • eighty six,
      • de stroy,
      • de stroys,
      • dis cards,
      • making over,
      • be stow,
      • dis-carding,
      • dis carded,
      • dis-carded,
      • filing in circular file,
      • be-stowed,
      • kisses off,
      • un-loads,
      • un load,
      • de-stroyed,
      • files in circular file,
      • be stowed,
      • un loading,
      • un loaded,
      • de-stroy,
      • be stows,
      • makes over,
      • un-load,
      • adiosing,
      • dis card,
      • filed circular file,
      • file circular file.

      endear (verb)

      • court,
      • coddle,
      • bill and coo,
      • woo,
      • nuzzle,
      • entice,
      • make love,
      • romance,
      • endear,
      • seduce,
      • charm,
      • dally,
      • flirt,
      • serenade,
      • snuggle,
      • ogle,
      • cherish,
      • spoon.

      glance (verb)

      • re bounded,
      • re bounding,
      • re-bounded,
      • re-bounds,
      • sideswiping,
      • re bounds,
      • re-bound,
      • re bound,
      • re-bounding.

      graze (verb)

      • glancing off,
      • glances off.

      greet (verb)

      • bow,
      • approach,
      • curtsy,
      • kowtow,
      • accost,
      • wave,
      • acknowledge,
      • salute,
      • receive,
      • signal,
      • salaam,
      • nod,
      • hail,
      • notice,
      • hug,
      • shake hands with,
      • smile,
      • vociferate,
      • welcome,
      • embrace.

      love (verb)

      • take in to one’s arms,
      • take into ones arms,
      • looking tenderly,
      • taking into one’s arms,
      • took into one’s arms,
      • took into ones arms,
      • take in to arms,
      • take into arms,
      • looked tenderly,
      • taking in to ones arms,
      • takes into one arms,
      • takes in to one’s arms,
      • take in to one arms,
      • taking in to one’s arms,
      • took into one arms,
      • takes into arms,
      • taking into ones arms,
      • drew close,
      • taking in to arms,
      • taking into one arms,
      • took in to arms,
      • takes into ones arms,
      • taking into arms,
      • take into one arms,
      • takes in to ones arms,
      • took in to ones arms,
      • taking in to one arms,
      • took in to one arms,
      • took in to one’s arms,
      • takes into one’s arms,
      • take in to ones arms,
      • takes in to one arms,
      • looks tenderly,
      • took into arms,
      • takes in to arms.

      Other relevant words: (verb)

      • touch,
      • greet,
      • tap,
      • action,
      • activity.

      shave (verb)

      • making bare,
      • de corticate,
      • made bare,
      • de corticated,
      • makes bare,
      • sliced thin,
      • de-corticate,
      • slicing thin,
      • de-corticated,
      • slices thin.

      skim (verb)

      • skirring,
      • skirrs,
      • smoothed along,
      • smooths along,
      • skirred,
      • smoothing along.

      thank (verb)

      • being obligated,
      • showed courtesy,
      • art obliged,
      • am obliged,
      • is indebted,
      • art indebted,
      • said thank you,
      • being indebted,
      • am grateful,
      • wert obligated,
      • smiled on,
      • showed gratitude,
      • wast indebted,
      • was obliged,
      • smiling on,
      • is grateful,
      • art grateful,
      • art obligated,
      • were obliged,
      • being grateful,
      • is obligated,
      • were grateful,
      • were obligated,
      • bows down,
      • wast obligated,
      • shows appreciation,
      • shows gratitude,
      • smiles on,
      • was grateful,
      • gave thanks,
      • showed appreciation,
      • says thank you,
      • are grateful,
      • am obligated,
      • showing courtesy,
      • was obligated,
      • being obliged,
      • gives thanks,
      • was indebted,
      • wast grateful,
      • are indebted,
      • shows courtesy,
      • wast obliged,
      • wert obliged,
      • wert indebted,
      • wert grateful,
      • saying thank you.

      touch (verb)

      • ply,
      • paw,
      • contact,
      • palpate,
      • rub,
      • manipulate,
      • twiddle,
      • finger,
      • graze,
      • palm,
      • feel.
    • Other synonyms:

      • wave off,
      • handshake,
      • clinch,
      • glad hand,
      • bear hug,
      • obeisance,
      • air kiss,
      • smooch,
      • smacker,
      • air kissing,
      • genuflect,
      • lick,
      • touchy-feely.

      • make out.

      • physical.

      • hold.

      caress

      • necked,
      • Rubbed,
      • hugging,
      • Patted,
      • nestle,
      • Patting,
      • Petted.

      love

      • love,
      • Trysting,
      • draw close,
      • drawing close,
      • take into one’s arms,
      • draws close,
      • trysted,
      • look tenderly.

      Other relevant words:

      • junked,
      • slice thin,
      • part with,
      • feel up,
      • shave,
      • felt up,
      • Shingled,
      • adios,
      • sideswiped,
      • skate,
      • Barbering,
      • shaven,
      • skating,
      • Snugged,
      • brush,
      • tickling,
      • make over,
      • Skirr,
      • peck,
      • shingles,
      • Barbered,
      • beaking,
      • curl up,
      • Planing,
      • thank,
      • Planed,
      • parting with,
      • kissing,
      • made over,
      • snugs,
      • file in circular file,
      • sideswipe,
      • Snugging,
      • curled up,
      • parted with,
      • make bare,
      • shingling,
      • glance,
      • glance off,
      • smooth along,
      • cuddle,
      • skim,
      • Slivering,
      • Slivered.

      thank

      • bowing down,
      • bow down,
      • be indebted,
      • bowed down,
      • be obligated,
      • showing appreciation,
      • be obliged,
      • say thank you,
      • show gratitude,
      • be grateful.

      touch

      • percuss,
      • Palming,
      • thumb,
      • comes together,
      • Thumbing,
      • impinged upon,
      • butt on,
      • lay finger on,
      • thumbed,
      • coming together,
      • thumbs,
      • be in contact,
      • impinge upon,
      • palms,
      • lay a finger on,
      • Palmed,
      • come together.

      Other relevant words (noun):

      • gulp down,
      • attouchement,
      • light touch,
      • grovel,
      • pay attention,
      • battle,
      • cog,
      • render honor to,
      • look up to,
      • near to,
      • bid good morning,
      • bid adieu,
      • eat,
      • deep kiss,
      • confidentially,
      • renounce,
      • dishonor,
      • closely related,
      • sense of touch,
      • lap,
      • tactility,
      • contest,
      • honor,
      • disregard,
      • hallow,
      • skirmish,
      • Improbity,
      • chocolate,
      • french,
      • pamper,
      • chocolate kiss,
      • flatter,
      • slaver,
      • fawn,
      • betrayal,
      • HIT,
      • jesuitry,
      • hopscotch,
      • flimflam,
      • cant,
      • molasses kiss,
      • meringue,
      • mow,
      • disgrace,
      • fraud,
      • eat humble pie,
      • present arms,
      • respect,
      • Kissed,
      • brushwood,
      • bespatter,
      • swallow the pill,
      • shinny,
      • squeeze,
      • defer to,
      • eat dirt,
      • Glaver,
      • contingence,
      • collogue,
      • lip,
      • coax,
      • marbles,
      • Shinney,
      • avouch,
      • wheedle,
      • duplicity,
      • feeling,
      • vouch,
      • bowing and scraping,
      • jacks,
      • give up,
      • repudiate,
      • person,
      • revere,
      • Beplaster,
      • regard,
      • assure,
      • hypocrisy,
      • Pharisaism,
      • Beslubber,
      • cajolery,
      • encounter,
      • accredit,
      • say hello,
      • mush,
      • warrant,
      • insincerity,
      • kisses,
      • forsake,
      • depone,
      • pet,
      • disguise,
      • specially,
      • perfidy,
      • swear,
      • shake hands,
      • bill,
      • intimately,
      • ignore,
      • to,
      • bid good day,
      • crouch,
      • Lips,
      • tag,
      • show courtesy,
      • touch upon,
      • dismiss,
      • squeak by,
      • impingence,
      • venerate,
      • jar,
      • shear,
      • flame up,
      • skirt,
      • affectionate greeting,
      • neck,
      • obsequiousness,
      • bear-hug,
      • reverence,
      • impingement,
      • buzz,
      • impinge,
      • survey,
      • forget,
      • clasp,
      • blow,
      • tangency,
      • snapdragon,
      • butter,
      • curry favor with,
      • esteem,
      • Taction,
      • sneak,
      • humbug,
      • pay court to,
      • snog,
      • deception,
      • thicket,
      • Gloze,
      • jolly,
      • copse,
      • mumblety-peg,
      • taste,
      • cajole,
      • fudge,
      • crisscross,
      • hello,
      • vow,
      • kneeling,
      • greeting,
      • hollowness,
      • brushing,
      • avow,
      • fawn upon,
      • do the honors,
      • move to,
      • certify,
      • lambency,
      • tinge,
      • Flam,
      • Capping,
      • pay tribute to,
      • hand-clasp,
      • sweep,
      • skim over,
      • directly,
      • screw around,
      • crocodile tears,
      • shaking hands,
      • do honor to,
      • clash,
      • puff,
      • impact,
      • profession,
      • aver,
      • humor,
      • bow to,
      • coquet,
      • butterfly,
      • overpraise,
      • browse,
      • soothe,
      • lip service,
      • combat,
      • pushball,
      • dishonesty,
      • flay,
      • enfold,
      • crouch before,
      • infidelity,
      • take one’s oath,
      • exchange greetings,
      • drink to,
      • commit adultery,
      • dispose of,
      • join together,
      • make an affidavit,
      • pay homage to,
      • desert,
      • tongue,
      • bite the dust,
      • quackery,
      • gammon,
      • crawl,
      • approve of,
      • prune,
      • relation,
      • blindman’s bluff,
      • jesuitism,
      • uncover,
      • empty words,
      • Double dealing,
      • charlatanism,
      • flattery,
      • loving cup,
      • mask,
      • abandon,
      • kotow,
      • mumble-the-peg,
      • coppice,
      • meringue kiss,
      • MALA FIDES,
      • pander to,
      • broom,
      • leapfrog,
      • mouth honor,
      • relinquish,
      • collision,
      • genuflection,
      • lop,
      • scrape,
      • personally,
      • cower,
      • bad faith,
      • cut,
      • brush by,
      • blandishment,
      • lick the dust,
      • conflict,
      • whisper,
      • espouse,
      • worship,
      • craven,
      • pledge,
      • feed,
      • reduce,
      • shake,
      • lying,
      • how-do-you-do,
      • asseverate,
      • disrepute,
      • depose,
      • smile upon,
      • prostrate oneself,
      • pucker up,
      • candy kiss,
      • privately,
      • accolade,
      • earwig,
      • Beslaver,
      • touch lightly,
      • pare,
      • courtesy,
      • jackstones,
      • lip homage,
      • breath,
      • address,
      • nudge,
      • faithlessness,
      • affectionate peck,
      • kiss off,
      • sponge,
      • secretly,
      • Bam,
      • individually,
      • concern,
      • Charlatanry.

    How to use «Kiss» in context?

    Kissing starts off as a simple act of intimacy between two people who care about each other. It can be said to be the most intimate form of communication someone can have with someone else. It is a gesture of love, happiness, and promise. A kiss conveys all of these things, which is why it is so special.

    A kiss can not only express love and affection, but also convey a sense of security and comfort. It can be a powerful agent of healing, helping to mend the broken hearts of those who have been through a difficult experience. A kiss can also be symbolic of a commitment to one another.

    Paraphrases for Kiss:

    Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
    • Equivalence

      • Adjective
        kissing.
      • Noun, singular or mass
        kissing.
    • Independent

      • Noun, singular or mass
        bang, embrace, peck, Labia.
      • Verb, past tense
        Embraced, screws, laid, fucked.
      • Verb, past participle
        Embraced, Espoused.
      • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
        AM.
      • Verb, base form
        bang, encompass, farewell, hump, suck.
    • Other Related

      • Noun, singular or mass
        hug, hugging, kisser.
      • Verb, past tense
        Hugged.
      • Verb, base form
        embrace, goodbye, hug.

    Homophones for Kiss:

    • KIS.

    Hyponym for Kiss:

    • n.

      • act
        touching, touch.
      • food
        cookie, cooky, biscuit.
    • v.

      • contact
        touch.

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    Synonyms:
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    Resources

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    • KISS synonyms and antonyms — Merriam-Webster dictionary
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