jibe

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /dʒaɪb/ UK /dʒaɪb/ See IPA manual

Homophones

gibe /dʒaɪb/

Meanings

1

noun
a mocking remark; also, to be consistent or to taunt

His account doesn't quite jibe with the witness's version.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a mocking remark; also, to... gibe taunt jeer sneer barb quip mock

Opposites

compliment praise

Word family

Related forms gibe

Etymology

A variant of 'gibe' ('to taunt'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French 'giber' ('to handle roughly'); the nautical and 'agree, accord' senses are of separate, uncertain origin.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# jibe

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dʒaɪb/
**IPA (UK):** /dʒaɪb/

## Meanings
1. a mocking remark; also, to be consistent or to taunt

## Examples
- His account doesn't quite jibe with the witness's version.

## Synonyms
- gibe
- taunt
- jeer
- sneer
- barb
- quip
- mock

## Antonyms
- compliment
- praise

## Related Forms
- gibe

## Etymology
A variant of 'gibe' ('to taunt'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French 'giber' ('to handle roughly'); the nautical and 'agree, accord' senses are of separate, uncertain origin.

## AI Etymology
Jibe is a variant of 'gibe' ('to taunt'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French 'giber' ('to handle roughly'); the nautical and 'agree, accord' senses are of separate, uncertain origin. Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers a mocking remark; also, to be consistent or to taunt. The wider family includes related words such as gibe.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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