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hawk has 8 distinct synonyms spread across 4 of its 6 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is dove.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for hawk come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
hunt with hawks
“the tribes like to hawk in the desert”
clear mucus or food from one's throat
“he cleared his throat before he started to speak”