Dam Synonyms and Antonyms

dăm
Structure to impound water
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. barrier
  2. dike
  3. ditch
  4. wall
  5. bank
  6. embankment
  7. gate
  8. weir
  9. grade
  10. levee
  11. irrigation dam
  12. diversion dam
  13. cofferdam
  14. dyke
To stop or prevent passage of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bar
  2. block
  3. obstruct
  4. impede
  5. check
  6. hinder
  7. clog
  8. choke
  9. slow
  10. stop
  11. restrain
  12. hold
  13. hold back
  14. keep back
  15. retard
  16. barricade
  17. restrict
  18. barrier
  19. stop-up
  20. blockade
  21. close
  22. dam-up
  23. dike
  24. block-up
  25. levee
  26. confine
  27. obstacle
  28. plug
  29. repress
  30. stem
  31. weir
Antonyms:
  1. release
  2. advance
  3. unblock
  4. unclog
  5. unloose
  6. let-go
  7. clear
  8. free
  9. liberate
Mother, usually of a four-legged animal
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. ewe
  2. bitch
  3. mare
  4. mam
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. decameter
  2. dekameter
  3. decametre
  4. dekametre
  5. dkm

Words Related to Dam

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.

Related:

  1. mother
  2. open
  3. parent
  4. Moehne
  5. Itaipu
  6. spillway
  7. Karahnjukar
  8. Nant-y-Gro
  9. Corumana
  10. Ronojoy
  11. bridge-over
  12. Gartmorn
  13. reservoir
  14. mohne
  15. garreg-ddu

Dam Sentence Examples

  • The rest was blocked, as if a dam was placed there.

  • Dolokhov who was in the midst of the crowd forced his way to the edge of the dam, throwing two soldiers off their feet, and ran onto the slippery ice that covered the millpool.

  • The dam differs in shape according to the nature of particular localities.

  • She clamped a hand over her mouth to dam the frustration.

  • Soon after this the courageous explorer Arnaud discovered the ancient Mariab, the royal city of the Sabaeans, and at great risk copied fifty-six inscriptions and took a plan of the walls, the dam, and the temple to the east of the city.

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