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chain - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: chain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: manacle in metal
Synonyms: attach, bind, confine, connect, enslave, fetter, hold, moor, restrain, shackle, tether, tie up, trammel, handcuff
Main Entry: chain
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: succession, series
Synonyms: alternation, concatenation, conglomerate, continuity, group, order, progression, row, sequence, set, string, syndicate, train, trust, catena, consecution
Main Entry: chain
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: connected metal links; jewelry made of such links
Synonyms: bond, bracelet, cable, connection, fetter, iron, link, manacle, shackle, trammel, clinker, coupling, lavaliere, locket, pendant
Main Entry: cartel
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: group which shares business interest
Synonyms: bunch*, chain, combine, conglomerate, corporation, crew*, crowd*, gang*, mob*, monopoly, multinational*, outfit*, pool, ring*, syndicate, trust, consortium, holding company, megacorp, plunderbund
Main Entry: concatenation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: connection, sequence
Synonyms: chain, connecting, continuity, integration, link, linking, nexus, series, succession, interlocking, uniting
Antonyms: interruption
Main Entry: conglomerate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: composite organization
Synonyms: agglomerate, agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, cartel, chain, combine, conglomeration, group, multinational, pool, syndicate, trust
Notes: in geology, an agglomerate is a mass consisting of volcanic or eruptive fragments which have united under the action of heat - as opposed to a conglomerate, composed of waterworn fragments united by some substance in aqueous solution
Main Entry: constrain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: force; restrain
Synonyms: ban, bar, bind, bottle up, bridle, chain, check, coerce, compel, confine, constrict, cork, curb, deny, deprive, disallow, drive, hold back, immure, impel, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intern, jail, make, necessitate, oblige, pressure, stifle, urge, withhold, concuss, cool off, hem in, hog-tie, hold down, hold in, keep lid on, pressurize, put half nelson on, shotgun
Antonyms: free, release, let go
Main Entry: continuity
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: progression
Synonyms: chain, cohesion, connection, constancy, continuance, durability, duration, endurance, extension, flow, linking, perpetuity, persistence, sequence, stability, stamina, succession, survival, train, unity, vitality, whole, continuousness, continuum, dovetailing, interrelationship, prolongation, protraction, uniting
Antonyms: break, interruption, stoppage, discontinuity, intermittence
Main Entry: cumulative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: accruing; growing in size or effect
Synonyms: additive, aggregate, chain, collective, heaped, increasing, accumulative, additory, advancing, amassed, augmenting, heightening, increscent, intensifying, magnifying, multiplying, snowballing, summative
Antonyms: decreasing, subtracting
Main Entry: curb
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraining device; check
Synonyms: barrier, border, brake, bridle, chain, control, deterrent, edge, harness, hindrance, ledge, limitation, lip, rein, restraint, restriction, rim, restrainer
Antonyms: encouragement, opening
Main Entry: cycle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: era, phase
Synonyms: age, alternation, chain, circle, circuit, course, eon, loop, orbit, period, revolution, rhythm, ring, rotation, round, run, sequel, sequence, series, succession, wheel, aeon, isochronism, periodicity
Main Entry: emporium
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: market
Synonyms: bazaar, boutique, chain, flea market, mall, mart, outlet, shop, shopping center, stand, store, co-op, cut-rate store, discount store, five-and-dime, galleria, outlet store, shopping plaza, supermarket, thrift shop
Main Entry: enslave
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make someone a servant
Synonyms: bind, capture, chain, check, circumscribe, coerce, compel, confine, deprive, dominate, enclose, enthrall, fetter, hobble, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, indenture, jail, oppress, reduce, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, subdue, subject, subjugate, suppress, tether, tie, yoke, disenfranchise, disfranchise, enchain, get hooks into, keep under thumb, put in irons, shut in
Antonyms: allow, emancipate, free, liberate, let go
Main Entry: fasten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make secure; join together
Synonyms: adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hold, hook, implant, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, moor, nail, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stick, strengthen, string, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld, freeze to, hitch on, hook up, infix, make firm, mortise, rivet, stay put, tack on
Antonyms: detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unfasten, unlock, unchain, unlink
Main Entry: fetter
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tie up, hold
Synonyms: bind, chain, check, clog, confine, cuff, curb, encumber, hamper, hamstring*, hinder, hobble, leash, manacle, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, trammel, drag feet, handcuff, hang up, hog-tie, hold captive, put straitjacket on, throw monkey wrench in
Antonyms: free, loose, loosen, release, let go
Main Entry: hitch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: join, fasten
Synonyms: attach, chain, connect, couple, harness, hook, lash, moor, strap, tether, tie, unite, yoke, make fast
Antonyms: disjoin, unfasten, unhitch, unlock, unchain
Main Entry: impediment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstruction, hindrance
Synonyms: Catch-22*, bar, barricade, barrier, block, bottleneck*, burden, catch*, chain, check, clog, cramp, curb, defect, delay, deterrent, detriment, difficulty, disadvantage, drag*, drawback, encumbrance, fault, flaw, handicap, hazard, hitch, holdup, hurdle, inhibition, load, manacle, millstone*, obstacle, prohibition, red tape*, restraint, restriction, road block*, rub*, setback, shackle, snag, stoppage, stricture, stumbling block*, tie, trammel, wall, blockage, dead weight, retardation, retardment
Antonyms: aid, assistance, furtherance, help, support, facilitation
Main Entry: jewelry
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: precious stones, metals worn as decoration
Synonyms: adornment, band, bangle, bauble, beads, bracelet, brass, brooch, chain, charm, costume, cross, crown, finery, frippery, gem, glass*, gold, ice*, jewel, junk*, knickknack, necklace, ornament, pin, regalia, ring, rock, rosary, silver, stone, tiara, treasure, trinket, anklet, bijou, cameo, choker, diamonds, earring, lavaliere, locket, pendant, solitaire, sparkler, stickpin, tie pin
Main Entry: leash
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rein
Synonyms: bridle, chain, check, control, cord, curb, deterrent, hold, lead, restraint, rope, strap, tether
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