Antonyms for harness
ˈhɑr nɪshar·ness

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1. harness

   Arms are implements of attack; armor is a defensive covering. The knight put on his armor; he grasped his arms. With the disuse of defensive armor the word has practically gone out of military use, but it is still employed in the navy, where the distinction is clearly preserved; any vessel provided with cannon is an armed vessel; an armored ship is an ironclad. Anything that can be wielded in fight may become a weapon, as a pitchfork or a paving-stone; arms are especially made and designed for conflict.

   Synonyms:
   accouterments, armor, arms, mail, weapons

Matched Categories

1. • Exploit
   • Keep
   • Support

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1. harnessnoun

   a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

   Antonyms:
   unharness

2. harnessverb

   stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

   Antonyms:
   unharness

3. harness, tackleverb

   put a harness

   "harness the horse"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   rein in, rule, undertake, take on, draw rein, rein, tackle

4. harnessverb

   exploit the power of

   "harness natural forces and resources"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   tackle, draw rein, rein in, rule, rein

5. harness, rein in, draw rein, reinverb

   control and direct with or as if by reins

   "rein a horse"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   tackle, draw rein, rein in, rule, rein

6. rule, harness, reinverb

   keep in check

   "rule one's temper"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   rein in, find, predominate, tackle, dominate, rule, draw rein, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

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1. harnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   saddlery, accouterments, armor, array, gearing, equipment, tackling, gear, caparison, trappings

   Associated words:
   saddler, saddlery

2. harnessverb

   Synonyms:
   equip, array, caparison, tackle

How to use harness in a sentence?

1. Louis Finkel:

   Free trade in energy will allow America to harness the full economic opportunities created by our energy revolution.

2. Claudia Gold:

   When you're 6 months old, or 2 or 5 years old, so many things are going on that you try to make sense of, a song can kind of harness that experience and be comforting in its repetition.

3. Juan Rodriguez:

   With hundreds of organizers and staff in the early states and Super Tuesday California, we are ready to harness the energy of our thousands of grassroots volunteers to phone bank, knock doors and turn out the vote for Kamala in these 2020 contests.

4. Marcel Koller:

   It's always been important to look at his qualities as a footballer, he's always had ability from that perspective but he wasn't necessarily able to harness that ability on the pitch, it is important that he has confidence even if he makes a mistake. Right from the outset, we knew we needed to support him, to try and talk to him, to try and help him to improve.

5. Chris Martin:

   How can we harness the resources that our tour creates and make it have a positive impact ?

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