Synonyms for STAPLE
ˈsteɪ pəlsta·ple

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1. basic, staplenoun

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unessential, inessential, unstaple

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, unstaple

3. raw material, staplenoun

   material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

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

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, unstaple

4. staplenoun

   a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

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

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, unstaple

5. stapleadjective

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unessential, inessential, unstaple

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

Matched Categories

1. • Fasten
   • Material
   • Nail

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. staplenoun

   Synonyms:
   chief commodity (of a country or a district), principal production

2. staplenoun

   Synonyms:
   fibre (of cotton, wool, &c.), pile, filament

3. staplenoun

   Synonyms:
   raw material

4. staplenoun

   Synonyms:
   bulk, mass, body, substance, principal part, greater part

5. stapleadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, principal

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "staple":

   non-continuous, discontinuous, stapling, dashed, stapler, staples, clasp, basic, disc, intermittent, discrete

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1. Will Newman:

   The banana pudding is a staple at Edley’s. Our guests view it as a must-have side rather than a dessert, the recipe calls for bananas, vanilla pudding, cookies and a homemade whipped cream topping.

2. Jason Kidd:

   I think its a different day and age because theyre in New York. Like, nobody has to cross the river to come see them play, what we were doing and no matter how much we were winning, were still in the Meadowlands. So I think that was a deterrent to people, and then the Knicks historical brand, its always going to be that. No matter what the Nets do, the Knicks staple, thats always going to be there. But I think if they come in and win a championship, that will change. That will change the dynamic of the area, I believe.

3. Charlie Ebersol:

   Ultimately I think gambling is going to become a staple of professional sports, we have built a data capture and manifestation platform that's capable of standardizing the delivery of that data to gambling houses and fantasy leagues.

4. 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.

5. Robert Passikoff:

   They have been for a very long period of time this kind of staple of the middle class, that doesn't really seem to be the case anymore. If people are not flocking to those brands, you need to be able to look for other audiences and other distribution points.