inch | Definition of inch

inch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of inch

1 to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city

Synonyms of inch

creep, encroach, worm

Words Related to inch

entrench (also intrench), impinge, infringe, intrude, invade

overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep

2 to move slowly

the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway

Synonyms of inch

crawl, creak (along), creep, drag, limp, nose, ooze, plod, poke, slouch, snail

Words Related to inch

lumber, shamble, shuffle, tramp, trudge

Near Antonyms of inch

float, glide, sail

Antonyms of inch

fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip