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Synonyms for anchor
ˈæŋ kəran·chor

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Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. anchor, ground tacklenoun

    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

    Synonyms:
    ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

  2. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

    a central cohesive source of support and stability

    "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

    Synonyms:
    anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, backbone, pillar, spine, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

  3. anchor, anchorman, anchorpersonverb

    a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

    Synonyms:
    ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

  4. anchor, groundverb

    fix firmly and stably

    "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

    Synonyms:
    prime, base, run aground, cast anchor, strand, undercoat, drop anchor, found, establish, ground

  5. anchor, cast anchor, drop anchorverb

    secure a vessel with an anchor

    "We anchored at Baltimore"

    Synonyms:
    ground, cast anchor, drop anchor

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. anchornoun

    Synonyms:
    (small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock

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How to use anchor in a sentence?

  1. Isabelle Huppert:

    I think women are already on a good path. It's good to anchor it, the movies to be better and better, to give better roles to women and to give better opportunities for women to direct movies and to write scripts.

  2. Samuel Rodriguez:

    No one should be using the phrase 'anchor baby,' these are babies created in the image of God.

  3. Joe Lockhart:

    Trump said. But on Friday, CNN anchor Jon Berman noted that Trump canceled the Poland trip as the storms trajectory shifted from Puerto Rico to the Sunshine State. Joe Lockhart, theformer White House press secretaryforPresident Clinton, responded by arguingthatTrumpharboredracial bias and generally discounted Puerto Ricans. EX-CLINTON AIDE ON PUERTO RICO : TRUMP DOESNT THINK NON-WHITE PEOPLE ARE AS IMPORTANT Theres no doubt that Puerto Rico as part of the United States. He doesnt view people who didnt vote for him as important. And he doesnt view people who arent white as important as everyone else. Thats just its that simple.

  4. Cao Yuanzheng:

    The renminbi is becoming an 'anchor' currency now. It's stability will have a big impact on other currencies.

  5. Jonathan Ross:

    The longer the rope, the more challenging because you have to generate more force, you want to see that move travel all the way down to that anchor point.


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