Antonyms for ladder
ˈlæd ərlad·der

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1. laddernoun

   length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings

   Synonyms:
   run

2. laddernoun

   Synonyms:
   stepladder

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. laddernoun

   steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

   Synonyms:
   run, ravel

2. laddernoun

   ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

   "he climbed the career ladder"

   Synonyms:
   run, ravel

3. run, ladder, ravelverb

   a row of unravelled stitches

   "she got a run in her stocking"

   Synonyms:
   running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, running

4. ladder, runverb

   come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

   "Her nylons were running"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ply, melt

How to use ladder in a sentence?

1. The Cohen:

   Every time we came to the property, the first thing we did was walk up the ladder and, in essence, see the view that we were going to have, that was captivating for us.

2. James Hong:

   Well, you know, Chinese parents want you to do some professional jobs rather than be an actor, being an actor is like the last rung in the ladder of professions. They don't even call it a profession because it's shameful to demonstrate your feelings in front of an audience. You were taught to be kind of quiet and to keep to yourself.

3. Steve Nash:

   The greatest gift has been to be completely immersed in my passion and striving for something I loved so much -- visualizing a ladder, climbing up to my heroes.

4. Vladimir Putin.For Heraskevych:

   I've just been trying to work in my area, in sports, everything feels so far away. Your whole life you try to achieve something and you go step by step, but this ladder is broken now and now your whole life goes in a different direction.

5. Dirk Engels:

   Endemic countries can play their part, some endemic countries are fast developing, and as they move up the ladder they also have more means to pay for tackling NTDs.

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