Synonyms and Antonyms of jack
1
slang
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
- I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now
bread [slang], bucks, cabbage [slang], cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, green, kale [slang], legal tender, lolly [British], long green [slang], loot, lucre, money, moola (or moolah) [slang], needful, pelf, scratch [slang], shekels (also sheqels), tender, wampum
coinage, specie
dead presidents [slang], folding money, paper money, scrip
banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note
bill, dollar, greenback
bankroll, capital, finances, funds, roll [slang], wad, wallet
chump change, dibs [slang], dime, mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring
big bucks, bomb [British], boodle, bundle, earth, fortune, king's ransom, megabucks, mint, packet [chiefly British], pile, pot
abundance, means, opulence, riches, treasure, wealth
resources, wherewithal
mad money, petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money
2
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
- a Portuguese ship flying the national jack
banderole (or banderol), banner, colors, ensign, flag, guidon, pendant (also pendent) [chiefly British], pennant, pennon, standard, streamer
bunting, gonfalon
black flag, Jolly Roger, tricolor, union jack, white flag
burgee, semaphore, signaler (or signaller), waft
badge, coat of arms, crest, insignia
3
an adult male human being
- hey, jack, can you spare some change?
bastard, bloke [chiefly British], buck, cat, chap [chiefly British], chappie [British], dude, fella, fellow, galoot [slang], gent, gentleman, guy, hombre, joe, joker, lad, male, man
4
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
- the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks, harlots, and other dockside denizens
gob, hearty, jack-tar, mariner, navigator, sailor, salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, shipman, swab, swabbie (also swabby) [slang], tar
