Synonyms for collateral
kəˈlæt ər əlcol·lat·er·al

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. collateral

   Synonyms:
   indirect, related, connected, parallel

   Antonyms:
   direct, linear, essential, integral

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1. collateraladjective

   a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

   Antonyms:
   matrilinear, unilateral, perpendicular, primary, oblique, patrilineal, lineal, matrilineal, direct, patrilinear, unsupportive

2. collateral, indirectadjective

   descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

   "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   matrilinear, oblique, lineal, patrilineal, matrilineal, patrilinear, unilateral, unsupportive, perpendicular, direct, primary

3. collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifyingadjective

   serving to support or corroborate

   "collateral evidence"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, positive, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   oblique, unsupportive, perpendicular, unilateral, matrilineal, lineal, matrilinear, patrilineal, patrilinear, direct, primary

4. collateraladjective

   accompany, concomitant

   "collateral target damage from a bombing run"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   matrilineal, lineal, patrilineal, matrilinear, primary, oblique, patrilinear, unilateral, unsupportive, perpendicular, direct

5. collateraladjective

   situated or running side by side

   "collateral ridges of mountains"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive, matrilineal, lineal, patrilineal, matrilinear, patrilinear, oblique, perpendicular, primary, direct, unilateral

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1. collateraladjective

   Synonyms:
   indirect, subordinate, not directly to the point

2. collateraladjective

   Synonyms:
   corroboratory, confirmatory, concurrent

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1. List of paraphrases for "collateral":

   guarantee, guarantees, safeguards, warranty, incidental, guaranteed, fringe, secured, side, pledge, merchandise, assurances

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1. Edwin Brooks:

   The collateral consequences have been devastating... the permanence of his conviction, the loss of his security clearance, not being able to use his training and experience, it has a lasting impact on him. He likes guns, and he can only look at pictures of them now, that's a permanent scarlet letter.

2. Kevin McCarthy:

   The collateral damage from Biden’s border crisis extends beyond the inhumane and crowded conditions at migrant facilities, the gross mismanagement of the crisis has also put Americans ’ safety in danger, as we witnessed recently by the two suspected terrorists who were recently apprehended, and it poses health risks to our own citizens. Just in the first quarter of 2021, the amount of fentanyl seized at the border increased by an alarming rate of 233 % from the same time period last year.

3. Kenneth Timmerman:

   He was collateral damage, as were the actors and actresses who became subject to death threats and fatwas, nakoula takes the fatwas seriously because he understands they are still active and cannot be rescinded.

4. Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes:

   This is very bad for confidence and is another blow to the legitimacy of the system, this goes beyond the specific case only and has collateral effects that are deeply negative.

5. Jaycen Thorgeirson:

   We are still you-via-us. This is still printed collateral and marketing, this is about brand experience, and our customers get how valuable it is. They've come to expect that we're going to do something different. They don't want to be a one-trick pony, and neither do we. Otherwise we're not differentiating ourselves.