Antonyms for anchor
ˈæŋ kəran·chor

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1. anchor, ground tacklenoun

   a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

   Synonyms:
   ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

2. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

   a central cohesive source of support and stability

   "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

   Synonyms:
   anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, backbone, pillar, spine, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

3. anchor, anchorman, anchorpersonverb

   a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

   Synonyms:
   ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

4. anchor, groundverb

   fix firmly and stably

   "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

   Synonyms:
   prime, base, run aground, cast anchor, strand, undercoat, drop anchor, found, establish, ground

5. anchor, cast anchor, drop anchorverb

   secure a vessel with an anchor

   "We anchored at Baltimore"

   Synonyms:
   ground, cast anchor, drop anchor

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1. anchornoun

   Synonyms:
   (small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock

How to use anchor in a sentence?

1. Reema Omer:

   After the launch of our report (into blasphemy legislation), we were told by hosts of TV talk shows that they have been cautioned against 'going too far' in their critique of the blasphemy law, especially after recent cases of blasphemy allegations against anchor persons and media houses.

2. Robert Thompson:

   The Brian Williams story really poisoned the waters of the celebrity anchor person, no one now wants to pull the big stunt, get the biggest person you can get, because that's exactly what got the U.S. networks in trouble in the first place.

3. unknown:

   His calm and gentle tone was like an anchor in a ferocious sea, keeping me from drifting into a current of heartache.

4. Stephen Breyer:

   (CNN anchor) Bernard Shaw -- we saw him on television -- said, 'They're going to nominate Judge Breyer.' Then I heard nothing for three hours, they're saying this on television, but no one's told me.

5. President Barack Obama:

   If Congress kills this is deal, we will lose more than just constraints on Iran's nuclear program or the sanctions we have painstakingly built, we will have lost something more precious: America's credibility as a leader of diplomacy. America's credibility as the anchor of the international system.

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