Antonyms for dam
dæmdam

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1. • Barrier
   • Metric Linear Unit

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1. dam, dike, dykenoun

   a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea

   Synonyms:
   decameter, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, decametre

2. decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkmnoun

   a metric unit of length equal to ten meters

   Synonyms:
   dkm, dekameter, decameter, dekametre, decametre

3. damverb

   female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock

   Synonyms:
   dkm, decametre, decameter, dekametre, dekameter

4. dam, dam upverb

   obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

   "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

   Synonyms:
   dam up

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1. damnoun

   Synonyms:
   barrier, weir, burrock

2. damverb

   Synonyms:
   restrain, obstruct

How to use dam in a sentence?

1. John McCain:

   It's one of these things you just propose amendments to bills and encourage hearings and sooner or later the dam breaks, but I have to tell you ... the power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career. All I can do is appeal to the patron saint of lost causes and keep pressing and pressing and sooner or later you have to succeed.

2. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:

   Salma Dam is another big step in deepening and broadening the relationship between Afghanistan and India.

3. Michael Greenstone:

   I think the dam will break at some point, the arc of history bends towards truth.

4. Bhanu Chandar:

   Until today, we haven’t received a single circular or notice from the government on the dam. We have no idea when it will be built, how exactly we will be affected and where we are going to be relocated. There is a complete information blackout.

5. Whitey Ford:

   I used enough mud to build a dam.

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