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| Main Entry: | string |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | long fiber |
| Synonyms: | cord, rope, strand, twine, twist |
| Main Entry: | string |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | succession, series |
| Synonyms: | chain, echelon, file, line, order, procession, queue, rank, row, sequel, sequence, strand, tier, train, consecution |
| Antonyms: | individual |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command, mastery |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, bridle, charge, check, clout, containment, curb, determination, direction, discipline, domination, dominion, driver's seat, force, government, guidance, inside track, juice, jurisdiction, limitation, management, manipulation, might, oversight, predomination, qualification, regimentation, regulation, restraint, restriction, ropes, rule, strings, subjection, subordination, superintendence, supervision, supremacy, sway, upper hand*, weight, wire pulling |
| Antonyms: | helplessness, powerlessness, relinquishment, renouncement, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dealings |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business relations |
| Synonyms: | business, commerce, doings, intercourse, proceedings, sale, things, trade, traffic, truck, affairs, balls in air, concerns, irons in fire, matters, ropes, strings, transactions, wire pulling, wires |
| Main Entry: | domination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | control; subjection |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, command, despotism, dictatorship, dominance, dominion, influence, jurisdiction, might, oppression, power, repression, rule, sovereignty, subordination, superiority, suppression, supremacy, sway, tyranny, preponderancy, prepotence, prepotency, strings |
| Antonyms: | following, submission, surrender, yielding |
| Main Entry: | small print |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny print in document |
| Synonyms: | escape clause, exception, fine print, proviso, saving clause, strings |
| Main Entry: | terms |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conditions, agreement |
| Synonyms: | charge, circumstances, conclusion, condition, details, fee, fine print, nitty-gritty*, payment, premise, premises, price, provision, provisions, proviso, rate, reservation, small print*, stipulation, treaty, understanding, items, particulars, points, provisos, qualifications, size of it, specifications, stipulations, strings, what it is |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rule, power |
| Synonyms: | ability, aplomb, authority, authorization, charge, coercion, compulsion, constraint, control, despotism, domination, dominion, expertise, government, grasp, grip, hold, jurisdiction, know-how*, leadership, management, might, prerogative, primacy, restraint, right, royalty, skill, sovereignty, supervision, supremacy, sway, tyranny, upper hand*, absolutism, expertism, expertness, strings |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
| Antonyms: | subordination |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | condition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | requirement, limitation |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, article, catch, codicil, contingency, demand, essential, exception, exemption, fine print, modification, must, necessity, postulate, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requisite, reservation, rule, small print*, stipulation, terms, kicker, precondition, sine qua non, strings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | provision/proviso |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stipulation, condition of agreement |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22*, agreement, catch*, clause, demand, fine print, joker*, limitation, prerequisite, qualification, requirement, reservation, restriction, rider, small print*, specification, stipulation, term, terms, kicker, strings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | power |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | control, dominance |
| Synonyms: | ascendancy, authority, authorization, birthright, clout, command, connection, diadem, direction, domination, dominion, hegemony, influence, inside track*, jurisdiction, law, leadership, license, management, might, moxie*, omnipotence, predominance, prerogative, prestige, privilege, regency, right, rule, sovereignty, steam, strength, superiority, supremacy, sway, warrant, weight*, wire*, imperium, paramountcy, say-so, strings |
| Antonyms: | inefficiency, surrender, weakness, yielding, subservience |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | band |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which encircles |
| Synonyms: | bandage, belt, binding, bond, braid, cable, chain, circle, circuit, cord, fillet, harness, hoop, ligature, line, link, manacle, ribbon, ring, rope, sash, scarf, shackle, stay, strap, string, strip, tape, tie, truss, bandeau, copula, snood |
| Main Entry: | belt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supporting band |
| Synonyms: | cincture, girdle, ribbon, ring, sash, strap, string, cummerbund, waistband |
| 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: | column |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | line, procession |
| Synonyms: | cavalcade, company, file, list, platoon, queue, rank, row, string, train |
| Main Entry: | cord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rope |
| Synonyms: | bond, connection, fiber, line, link, string, tendon, tie, twine, cordage |
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | progress, advance |
| Synonyms: | advancement, chain, continuity, development, flow, furtherance, line, manner, march, movement, order, plan, policy, procedure, program, progression, red tape*, row, scheme, sequel, sequence, series, string, succession, system, way, channels, consecution, polity, unfolding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility, assignment |
| Synonyms: | burden, business, calling, charge, chore, commission, commitment, contract, dues, engagement, function, hook*, job, load, millstone*, mission, must, need, obligation, occupation, office, onus, part, province, role, service, station, string*, task, trouble, trust, undertaking, weight, work, committal, devoir, minding the store, ought, pains, taking care of business |
| Antonyms: | disregard, irresponsibility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | echelon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, level |
| Synonyms: | degree, file, grade, line, office, place, position, queue, rank, row, string, tier |
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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