Synonyms for bond
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1. bond

   Synonyms:
   tie, fastening, chain, association, manacle, fetter, compact, obligation, security

   Antonyms:
   freedom, option, discretion, honor, parole

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1. chemical bond, bondnoun

   an electrical force linking atoms

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, attachment

2. bond, bond certificatenoun

   a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, attachment

3. alliance, bondnoun

   a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

   "the shifting alliances within a large family"; "their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them"

   Synonyms:
   alinement, bail bond, bond certificate, adhesiveness, adherence, shackle, hamper, alliance, bond paper, adhesion, attachment, confederation, bail, chemical bond, trammel, coalition, alignment

4. bail, bail bond, bondnoun

   (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

   "the judge set bail at $10,000"; "a $10,000 bond was furnished by an alderman"

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, attachment

5. shackle, bond, hamper, trammelnoun

   a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, trammel net, attachment

6. attachment, bondnoun

   a connection that fastens things together

   Synonyms:
   bail bond, bond certificate, adhesiveness, affixation, fastening, adherence, shackle, hamper, alliance, fond regard, bond paper, adhesion, attachment, bail, chemical bond, trammel

7. bond, bond papernoun

   a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, attachment

8. Bond, Julian Bondnoun

   United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, attachment

9. Bond, James Bondnoun

   British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

   Synonyms:
   bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, hamper, alliance, adhesion, trammel, attachment

10. adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bondverb

    the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

    "the mutual adhesiveness of cells"; "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion"

    Synonyms:
    bail, bond certificate, bond paper, adherence, hamper, bail bond, chemical bond, shackle, adhesiveness, attachment, adhesion, trammel, alliance

11. adhere, hold fast, bond, bind, stick, stick toverb

    stick to firmly

    "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

    Synonyms:
    stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, attach, perplex, tie up, cleave, get, mystify, bandage, flummox, cling, bind, cohere, truss, stick around, constipate, nonplus, beat, draw together, stick, dumbfound, adhere, follow, obligate, lodge, sting, hold fast, tie, oblige, deposit, amaze, tie down, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, pose, stick with, hold, puzzle, bring together

12. bind, tie, attach, bondverb

    create social or emotional ties

    "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

    Synonyms:
    confiscate, connect, draw together, tie down, stick, hold fast, marry, sequester, obligate, stick to, attach, truss, tie, draw, hold, tie up, impound, wed, splice, link, bind, bandage, constipate, bring together, adhere, link up, seize, oblige

13. bondverb

    issue bonds on

    Synonyms:
    stick to, tie, stick, attach, adhere, bring together, draw together, hold fast, bind

14. bond, bring together, draw togetherverb

    bring together in a common cause or emotion

    "The death of their child had drawn them together"

    Synonyms:
    stick to, tie, stick, attach, adhere, bring together, join, draw together, hold fast, bind

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1. • Attraction
   • Civil Rights Leader
   • Connection
   • Criminal Law
   • Fictional Character
   • Mortgage
   • Recognizance
   • Restraint
   • Writing Paper

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bondnoun

   Synonyms:
   band, ligature, cord, chain, FETTER

2. bondnoun

   Synonyms:
   obligation, compact

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1. bondadjective

   Synonyms:
   captive, enslaved

2. bondnoun

   Synonyms:
   band, tie, vinculum, copula, shackles, manacles, fetters, constraint, imprisonment, captivity, bondage, restraint, obligation

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1. List of paraphrases for "bond":

   bonds, link, surety, bail, obligations, liaison, bono, leap, bonding, suretyship, linkage, ticket, notes, obligation, jump, adhesion, treasuries, conjunction, deposit, securities, binding, affair, links, obligor

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1. List of known nicknames for "Bond":

   Radosław Bednarz

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1. Damien Buchet:

   They are clearly trying to price it (the bond) off existing AA corporates in this world, so people are looking at curves like Shell, Total, Exxon but also technology giants like Apple.

2. Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley:

   It ... marks an important, historic moment celebrating the strong bond between our two nations, india and the UK share the same values and we are a partnership of equals. This lasting friendship is just one of many legacies left by Gandhi.

3. Todd Rosenbluth:

   We've seen continually strong U.S. economic data, but yet not strong enough that it's likely to cause the Fed to act earlier in raising interest rates, that's contributing to a bullish mood for both stock and bond investors.

4. David Sekera:

   The longer the maturity, the more price movement you're going to have, maturity duration risk is the biggest risk to [ bond ] investors.

5. Benjamin Harrison:

   The community that by concert, open or secret, among its citizens denies to a portion of its members their plain rights under the law has severed the only safe bond of social order and prosperity.