when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail

proverb

Synonym of if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

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Meanings

proverb
  1. Synonym of if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

Synonyms & antonyms

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if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
Cite this entry
APA

when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20all%20you%20have%20is%20a%20hammer%2C%20everything%20looks%20like%20a%20nail

MLA

“when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20all%20you%20have%20is%20a%20hammer%2C%20everything%20looks%20like%20a%20nail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/when%20all%20you%20have%20is%20a%20hammer%2C%20everything%20looks%20like%20a%20nail.

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