Anchors Synonyms and Antonyms

Anything that holds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. securities
  2. defenses
  3. grips
  4. staves
  5. pillars
  6. safeguards
  7. ballasts
  8. supports
  9. footholds
  10. protections
  11. fasteners
  12. hold
  13. mainstays
A device to keep a vessel from drifting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hooks
  2. backbones
  3. supports
  4. cramps
  5. bowers
  6. crowns
  7. mainstays
A person who coordinates a newscast
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. commentators
To secure with a fastener or similar device:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fastens
To drop an anchor
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. berths
  2. moors
Antonyms:
  1. sails

Anchors Sentence Examples

  • Since by international agreement the wilful damage of a cable has been constituted a criminal offence, and the cable companies have avoided crossing the fishing banks, or have adopted the wise policy of refunding the value of anchors lost on their cables, the number of such fractures has greatly diminished.

  • These may be supported by bracket-angles attached to the columns with a system of anchors to tie them back; the material must be carried in such a manner as to make it independent of the general structure, and must be constructed as light as possible.

  • Also often seen on contemporary photos was the usage of some small whistles, anchors or other adornments fixed to the smaller loop.

  • So, equipped with kedge anchors and cable, and adorned in their skin-tight diving gear, they set off.

  • Outcome of the modified Brostrom procedure for chronic lateral ankle instability using suture anchors.

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