What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
☀
Appearance
✓
Use device theme
✓
Dark theme
✓
Light theme
What is another word for
whet
?
Need
synonyms for whet
? Here's a list of
similar words
from our
thesaurus
that you can use instead.
Contexts
To cause to become sharp or sharper
To excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)
To become or make more intense
Verb
▲
To cause to become sharp or sharper
sharpen
hone
strop
edge
grind
stone
file
acuminate
put an edge on
taper
make sharp
make sharper
dress
point
put a point on
polish
shine
barb
burnish
furbish
gloss
smoothen
sharp
cut
forge
give an edge to
make acute
“She took out her dagger and began to
whet
its blade in even, rhythmic strokes.”
Verb
▲
To excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite)
stimulate
excite
arouse
rouse
incite
inspire
provoke
animate
stir
activate
kindle
awaken
fire
waken
spark
trigger
galvanise
UK
galvanize
US
prompt
pique
rally
quicken
titillate
fan
wake
strengthen
tempt
increase
enhance
fuel
intensify
challenge
instigate
stir up
inflame
move
encourage
spur
foment
induce
enkindle
engender
promote
fire up
call forth
evoke
generate
whip up
motivate
impassion
bestir
goad
work up
rev up
drive
raise
energize
US
prod
actuate
urge
energise
UK
spark off
draw forth
set off
touch off
revive
entice
agitate
enliven
vivify
influence
thrill
foster
inspirit
abet
turn on
bring out
bring into being
call into being
get going
spur on
egg on
cause
produce
invigorate
US
persuade
occasion
vitalize
attract
incline
awake
tantalize
US
hook
incentivize
US
touch
push
sway
precipitate
intrigue
impel
breed
instil
UK
please
envigorate
UK
build up
instill
US
tantalise
UK
incentivise
UK
give rise to
fire with enthusiasm
give someone a thrill
do it for someone
key up
set going
give incentive
summon up
enthuse
impress
dispose
sharpen
steel
elicit
get smoking
burn up
goose
motive
fire the imagination of
start
beget
grab
buoy
nudge
electrify
rile
invoke
brew
begin
exercise
make
ferment
elate
spook
psych
prime
bring about
bring on
lead to
contribute to
result in
suscitate
make for
cultivate
buoy up
spirit up
hatch
refresh
compel
kick-start
revitalize
US
arouse sexually
make feel sexy
make someone feel sexually excited
make horny
make someone feel sexy
bring back
feed the fire
switch on
add fuel to fire
call to mind
make waves
stir embers
get up
muster up
resuscitate
drum up
set on
whomp up
reanimate
spike
reactivate
brace
fillip
revivify
reinvigorate
cajole
grow
dispatch
spring
vivificate
liven
innervate
revitalise
UK
zip up
innerve
jump-start
shake up
amp up
coax
juice up
ginger up
liven up
pep up
jazz up
inveigle
convince
allure
charm
beguile
seduce
wheedle
invite
woo
bewitch
enchant
interest
enthrall
US
entrance
fascinate
tease
appeal to
spellbind
enthral
UK
sweet-talk
smooth-talk
initiate
reignite
rekindle
recall
turn someone on
tickle your fancy
light someone's fire
float someone's boat
get someone going
create
effect
bring
effectuate
catalyze
US
catalyse
UK
yield
spawn
trigger off
translate into
work
press
affect
bring to pass
set in motion
put in motion
do
originate
draw on
prick
lead
pick
be the cause of
bring forth
propel
exhilarate
make happen
ignite
summon
end in
light a fire under
advance
draw
pump up
sting
introduce
develop
be at the bottom of
achieve
embolden
realize
US
needle
culminate in
institute
kickoff
muster
establish
be conducive to
enact
force
entail
get
render
fan the flames of
realise
UK
bear
actualize
educe
accomplish
prevail upon
draw out
launch
pressure
exhort
set up
fire the enthusiasm of
dare
hearten
coerce
uplift
taunt
defy
intoxicate
oblige
finish in
commove
predispose
further
talk into
sow the seeds of
involve
conjure up
call up
gee up
prevail on
throw down the gauntlet
secure
boost
organize
US
set
wind up
contribute
necessitate
charge
procure
evince
extract
stump
bring off
constrain
help
spell
cheer on
put up to
sic
inaugurate
convert
jolt
amount to
be instrumental in
terminate in
put in place
contrive
exalt
run
found
organise
UK
stoke up
conduce
conduce to
set afoot
add up to
cause to occur
cause to happen
bring around
buck up
enforce
win over
empower
incentify
attain
egg
carry off
manage
carry through
solicit
engineer
jumpstart
perform
manifest
push forward
reassure
commence
fortify
add to
risk
irritate
mean
exacerbate
propagate
pull off
drive on
court
hound
dragoon
heighten
have a hand in
nurture
remind
predetermine
psych up
redound to
root on
boost up
inform
conjure
bear up
have a part in
mobilize
US
issue
chirk up
make possible
charge up
multiply
play a part in
put a bomb under
bid
wake up
get to
strike
mobilise
UK
give incentive to
set astir
condition
cheer up
steamroll
play a role in
breathe life into
give someone a kick
bulldoze
be responsible for
determine
crank up
start off
bring on oneself
start the ball rolling
beseech
roil
fester
plant
implant
lodge
break the ice
break in
make up
irk
incense
form
set in
grill
vex
ask
whip
progenerate
call
expedite
equal
imply
accelerate
open
gain
satisfy
add fuel
be a factor in
reproduce
work into lather
craze
juice
add fuel to the flames
resurrect
chivvy
proc
open the door for
sow
incarnate
forward
oil the wheels of
have the effect of
be partly responsible for
extort
shake
madden
make wild
act as an incentive to
imbue
infuse
cheer
result
heat up
agitate for
agitate against
build a fire under
fluster
upset
activize
ruffle
exact
put one in mind of
remind you of
feed
applaud
carry out
conduct
have as a consequence
have as a result
compass
be the origin of
derive
obtain
disturb
get things rolling
cook up
bring up
implement
execute
act as a stimulus to
endue
infect
beghast
fetch
succeed
impose on
direct
orient
disinhibit
fan the fire
start up
seek
conceive
support
sustain
carry
set alight
impact
advise
comfort
brighten
enhearten
build
cause to appear
startle
cost
nourish
power
give impetus
give one an idea
administer
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
bias
give a shot in the arm
perpetrate
give a boost to
reenforce
assure
restore
put life into
bring to mind
give
fulfil
UK
complete
set on foot
fix
bring round
make willing
impress on
consummate
gladden
perk up
issue a challenge to
try
prevail
call down
administrate
finalize
US
praise
console
suggest to
discharge
succeed in
fulfill
US
arrange for
astonish
astound
amaze
captivate
stimulate spiritually
raise your spirits
raise the morale of
give shot in arm
give hope to
boost morale
prop up
lift the spirits of
give confidence to
give a shot in the arm to
bield
stiffen the resolve of
whet one's appetite
finish
sool
hint to
give birth to
frenzy
harass
obligate
be likely to cause
be likely to lead to
entreat
lure
countenance
command
conclude
give someone a charge
take your breath away
dynamize
fire someone's imagination
jar
magnetize
US
give a buzz
magnetise
UK
squeeze
ask for
wreak
muscle
sandbag
worry
railroad
exert influence on
prod into
coax into
put someone up to something
suck in
wheedle into
sell one on
twist one's arm
soft-soap
draw in
cajole into
argue into
finalise
UK
turn the trick
turn out
put across
kick off
beg for
invite to debate
ask for trouble
start something
nag
kick
blackjack
call for
flirt with
leave the door open to
get under way
dog
work on
get off the ground
lay the foundations of
get in operation
lay the first stone of
set the ball rolling
get something functioning
get the ball rolling
get something working
bully
call someone's bluff
more ❯
“To show off his intelligence, and to
whet
his ego.”
Verb
▲
To become or make more intense
intensify
boost
increase
heighten
strengthen
raise
concentrate
escalate
extend
deepen
magnify
reinforce
sharpen
amplify
augment
enhance
step up
widen
compound
fester
add to
aggravate
exacerbate
redouble
accentuate
broaden
build up
consolidate
emphasise
UK
emphasize
US
expand
gain strength
inflame
pick up
quicken
worsen
accent
aggrandize
amp up
beef up
brighten
darken
exaggerate
exalt
intensate
lighten
make worse
point
rise
rouse
spike
stress
add fuel
heap on
heat up
pile on
set off
tone up
pour it on
run high
fan the flames
add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the flames
grow
enlarge
complicate
add insult to injury
make matters worse
improve
irritate
fan the flames of
swell
provoke
supplement
encourage
develop
compound the problem
enrich
fuel
hot up
inflate
multiply
put salt on the wound
stir up
egg on
rub salt in the wound
feed the fire
rub salt in the wounds
hasten
ferment
renew
damage
fan
brew
smoulder
UK
smolder
US
mushroom
mount
accumulate
snowball
heat
spread
harshen
make something worse
gather steam
promote
make greater
feed into
foster
send up
upgrade
build
cultivate
stimulate
contribute to
nurture
fatten
breadthen
pour gasoline on the fire
speed up
liven up
become worse
become stronger
ratchet
fill out
rub salt into the wound
become strong
increase in value
top up
soup up
further
build on
twist the knife in the wound
stoke
stoke up
impair
excite
infuriate
enrage
to make matters worse
rub salt in a wound
go from bad to worse
more ❯
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
whet
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Related Words and Phrases
whetted
whetting
whets
See Also
What is the opposite of whet
?
Sentences with the word whet
Words that rhyme with whet
What is the past tense of whet
?
What is the plural of whet
?
What is the adjective for whet
?
What is the noun for whet
?
Translations for whet
Use our
Synonym Finder
Nearby Words
whether
whether desired or not
whether one likes it or not
whether or no
whether or not
whether you like it or not
wherry
wherries
wherewithals
wherewithal
wherever
whereupon
4-letter Words Starting With
w
wh
whe
Find Synonyms
whet
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Other Languages
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024