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Antonyms for lumber
ˈlʌm bərlum·ber

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. lumbernoun

    Synonyms:
    timber, wood

  2. lumbernoun

    to move clumsily

    Synonyms:
    timber, wood

  3. lumberverb

    to load down with things, to fill, to encumber

    Synonyms:
    timber, wood

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. lumbernoun

    Antonyms:
    valuables, commodities, stock

    Synonyms:
    trash, rubbish, refuse

  2. lumberverb

    Antonyms:
    clear, disencumber, utilize, economize

    Synonyms:
    choke, crowd, obstruct, encumber

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. lumber, timbernoun

    the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

    Synonyms:
    woodland, tone, quality, timbre, timberland, forest, baseball bat, timber

  2. baseball bat, lumberverb

    an implement used in baseball by the batter

    Synonyms:
    baseball bat, timber

  3. lumber, poundverb

    move heavily or clumsily

    "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

    Synonyms:
    log, poke, impound, pound up, pound, pound off, ram down, thump, beat, ram

  4. log, lumberverb

    cut lumber, as in woods and forests

    Synonyms:
    pound, log

How to use lumber in a sentence?

  1. Jeffrey MezgerRandom-length:

    While lumber prices have gone up, we have been able to pass it on to the consumer with higher prices for homes, and there is still far more demand than there is supply.

  2. Whitney Tilson:

    In the past week, I've received information that leads me to believe that senior management of Lumber Liquidators wasn't aware that the company was selling Chinese-made laminate that had high levels of formaldehyde.

  3. Prosecutor Linda Dunikoski:

    You’ve got lumber, you’ve got all this stuff, mr. Arbery never shows up with a bag. He doesn’t pull up with a U-haul. ... All he does is wander around for a few minutes and then leave.

  4. Matthew Pointon:

    There is some early evidence that lumber prices may now have peaked, but the shortage of labor will not be solved so quickly, and that means housing market conditions will remain tight for the remainder of the year.

  5. Ryan Sweet:

    Rising material prices, including lumber, are beginning to weigh on builder confidence and reduce housing affordability.

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#434stock
#907clear
#8878utilize
#9181commodities
#11642lumber
#36618valuables
#125327economize

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