Antonyms for staple
ˈsteɪ pəlsta·ple

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1. basic, staplenoun

   (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

   Antonyms:
   unessential, inessential, unstaple

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiber

2. staple, staple fiber, staple fibrenoun

   a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

   "staple fibers vary widely in length"

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, unstaple

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiber

3. raw material, staplenoun

   material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, unstaple

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiber

4. staplenoun

   a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, unstaple

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiber

5. stapleadjective

   paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

   Antonyms:
   unessential, inessential, unstaple

   Synonyms:
   staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiber

6. stapleverb

   necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

   "wheat is a staple crop"

   Antonyms:
   unessential, inessential, unstaple

7. stapleverb

   secure or fasten with a staple or staples

   "staple the papers together"

   Antonyms:
   unessential, inessential, unstaple

How to use staple in a sentence?

1. Brian Moscogiuri:

   Consumers are panic shopping and, much like we see ahead of a snow storm, they are purchasing staple items( milk, bread, toilet paper, and eggs). Except obviously this is on a national scale and for a much longer period of time.

2. San Francisco designer Martha Angus:

   A boxwood hedge might be 18 to 24 inches deep, that takes up a lot of space. Faux boxwood comes in squares that are 3 inches deep that you can staple to a fence. They’re absolutely gorgeous, don’t require water and take up no room whatsoever.

3. Kyrie Irving:

   We’re going to have to make our staple as a team on the defensive end, because if we’re going back and forth in a shooting contest, obviously we’ll still be in the game but can lead to mistakes on our end.

4. Luigi Guarino:

   A lot of people in south and east Africa will have to move away from maize, which is the main staple at the moment.

5. Ryosuke Katagi:

   While carmakers are planning ‘revenge production’ in November and December, clouds still loom - semiconductor shortages will last until year-end at least, and no one knows if carmakers’ plans to avert the impact of chip shortages by adjusting their supply chains would succeed, dragged down by staple cars, sluggish export growth will last for the rest of 2021.

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