Synonyms for Thread
θrɛdthread

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1. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   topic

2. threadnoun

   To put thread through.

   thread a needle

   Synonyms:
   topic

3. threadnoun

   A theme or idea.

   I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.

   Synonyms:
   topic

4. threadnoun

   A screw thread.

   Synonyms:
   topic

5. threadnoun

   A sequence of connections.

   Synonyms:
   topic

6. threadnoun

   The line midway between the banks of a stream.

   Synonyms:
   topic

7. threadnoun

   A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

   Synonyms:
   topic

8. threadnoun

   A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.

   Synonyms:
   topic

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. thread

   Synonyms:
   line, course, tenor, continuity

   Antonyms:
   deviation, divergence, aberration, solution, intermission, interruption

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1. thread, yarnnoun

   a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

   Synonyms:
   recital, yarn, narration, screw thread, thread, train of thought, ribbon

2. ribbon, threadnoun

   any long object resembling a thin line

   "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

   Synonyms:
   laurel wreath, screw thread, yarn, medal, decoration, palm, typewriter ribbon, ribbon, thread, medallion, train of thought

3. train of thought, threadnoun

   the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

   "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"

   Synonyms:
   yarn, thread, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

4. screw thread, threadverb

   the raised helical rib going around a screw

   Synonyms:
   yarn, thread, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

5. weave, wind, thread, meander, wanderverb

   to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

   "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

   Synonyms:
   rove, vagabond, wind, meander, nose, hoist, thread, wrap, twist, range, stray, string, roll, lift, twine, scent, cast, cheat, wreathe, wander, tissue, divagate, curve, digress, swan, wind up, tramp, cheat on, interweave, draw, betray, ramble, cuckold, drift, waver, weave, roam

6. threadverb

   pass a thread through

   "thread a needle"

   Synonyms:
   wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

7. threadverb

   remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

   "She had her eyebrows threaded"

   Synonyms:
   wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

8. threadverb

   pass through or into

   "thread tape"; "thread film"

   Synonyms:
   wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

9. string, thread, drawverb

   thread on or as if on a string

   "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

   Synonyms:
   tie, take in, string up, suck up, wind, meander, attract, get, thread, quarter, pass, withdraw, depict, guide, describe, string, draw in, suck, pull in, delineate, make, soak up, cast, pull, get out, take out, wander, disembowel, sop up, puff, reap, string along, imbibe, draw and quarter, drag, pull out, draw, draw off, line, run, force, trace, absorb, weave, pull back, take up, eviscerate

Matched Categories

1. • Guide
   • Object
   • Pass
   • Pull Out
   • Thinking

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1. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   filament, fibre, staple, pile, small string

2. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   course, tenor

3. threadverb

   Synonyms:
   thrid, go through, pass through

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1. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   filament, fibre, stamen, staple, pile, raveling, lint, warp, woof, thrum

2. threadverb

   Synonyms:
   thrid

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1. List of paraphrases for "thread":

   subprocess, sub-process, threads, threading, yarn, fil, wire, hilo, filleting, sewing, denominator, nit, threaded, son, string, fillet, cord

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1. List of known nicknames for "Thread":

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How to use Thread in a sentence?

1. Alberto Lopez:

   Sometimes I have a conversation with my threads. I feel that the thread also feels what you're doing.

2. Jesse Jackson:

   America is not a blanket woven from one thread, one color, one cloth.

3. Homer:

   Thus have the gods spun the thread for wretched mortals that they live in grief while they themselves are without cares for two jars stand on the floor of Zeus of the gifts which he gives, one of evils and another of blessings.

4. Helen Zia:

   This is a common thread for the history of Asians in America whether it’s an economic crisis or somebody to blame for the World Trade Center being destroyed: It’s Asians, yellow and brown people that have historically been scapegoated and blamed for these things, it goes to a threat that is more than a couple of hundred years old — blaming a group that is seen as the forever-enemy alien.

5. Proverb:

   A thread will tie an honest man better than a chain a rogue