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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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | group |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | number of individuals collectively |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, assembly, association, assortment, band, batch, battery, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, cartel, category, chain, circle, class, clique, clot, club, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, combination, combine, company, conglomerate, congregation, coterie, covey, crew, crowd, faction, formation, gang, gathering, grade, league, lot, mess, organization, pack, parcel, party, platoon, pool, posse, set, society, sort, suite, syndicate, troop, trust, passel, shooting match |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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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