Anchor Synonyms and Antonyms

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A device to keep a vessel from drifting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. grapnel
  2. killick
  3. kedge
  4. hook
  5. stay
  6. tie
  7. cramp
  8. bower
  9. mooring
  10. drag anchor
  11. (small) kedge
  12. sea-anchor
  13. bow anchor
  14. crown
  15. waist anchor
  16. mushroom-anchor
  17. drogue
  18. stockless anchor
  19. mainstay
  20. ground-tackle
  21. grappling-iron
  22. grapline
  23. dock
  24. stop
  25. hawse
  26. stopover
  27. depart
  28. keystone
  29. hawser
  30. embark
  31. set out
  32. backbone
  33. moorings
  34. killock
  35. support
  36. linchpin
  37. lynchpin
  38. mudhook
Anything that holds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. support
  2. mainstay
  3. ballast
  4. safeguard
  5. stay
  6. security
  7. protection
  8. hold
  9. tie
  10. pillar
  11. staff
  12. fastener
  13. grip
  14. defense
  15. foothold
  16. belay
A person who coordinates a newscast
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. anchorman
  2. newscaster
  3. commentator
  4. anchorwoman
  5. anchorperson
To drop an anchor
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. cast anchor
  2. drop anchor
  3. make port
  4. tie-up
  5. moor
  6. berth
  7. bring a ship in
  8. heave the hook
  9. lay anchor
  10. foul the anchor
  11. carry out the anchor
Antonyms:
  1. sail
  2. weigh-anchor
  3. set out for sea
To secure with a fastener or similar device:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fasten

Words Related to Anchor

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Anchor Sentence Examples

  • You'd just loop your line through a set up or a fixed anchor and rappel down.

  • An "anchor ring" or "tore" results when a circle revolves about an axis in its plane.

  • The area of each anchor plate, normal to the line of stress, is 32 ft.

  • Tying her chosen anchor to one end of the rope, she sat to eat her sugary cube, checked again for the monster, and leaned out of the cave.

  • According to Strabo he was the first to invent an anchor with two flukes.

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