Antonyms for Buckle
ˈbʌk əlbuck·le

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1. bucklenoun

   fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

   Synonyms:
   warp

2. warp, buckleverb

   a shape distorted by twisting or folding

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

   Synonyms:
   buckle, warping, warp, deflection

3. buckle, claspverb

   fasten with a buckle or buckles

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

   Synonyms:
   crumple, heave, brooch, clasp, warp, buckle

4. buckle, crumpleverb

   fold or collapse

   "His knees buckled"

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

   Synonyms:
   break down, heave, buckle, clasp, knit, crease, tumble, crumple, crinkle, collapse, crumble, rumple, pucker, wrinkle, cockle, warp

5. heave, buckle, warpverb

   bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

   "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

   Synonyms:
   warp, buckle, heave, gag, gasp, clasp, pant, falsify, distort, heft up, garble, puff, heft, billow, retch, surge, crumple, heave up

How to use Buckle in a sentence?

1. Steve Southerland:

   As the religious printing and publishing capital of America, Nashville is known as the ‘Buckle of the Bible Belt.’.

2. Colin Kahl:

   I think we're not seeing the Ukrainian defenses buckle, they're hanging on, but it is a grinding fight.

3. Andrew Affleck:

   I don't believe coal actually has any advantages over renewables, but with renewables' financing constrained post-pandemic, Southeast Asian policymakers may ignore environmental impacts and buckle to the lure of Chinese build and finance coal power plants.

4. Barack Obama:

   Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear, so just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.

5. Gordon Jones:

   Imagine a flat piece of canvas with paint on it. If you roll it face in, the pressure will be on the edges of that paint. It's going to want to buckle, if you roll it face out, your curve is on the inside. Your outer paint level is going to expand and not buckle.

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