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Synonyms for chain
tʃeɪncha·in
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Princeton's WordNet
chain, concatenationnoun
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
"the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainchain, chemical chainnoun
(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainchainnoun
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainchainnoun
(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainchainnoun
anything that acts as a restraint
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainchainnoun
a unit of length
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainChain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chainnoun
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainrange, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountainsnoun
a series of hills or mountains
"the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
Synonyms:
compass, string, orbit, reach, strand, range of mountains, ambit, chemical chain, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, concatenation, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, mountain chain, grasp, cooking stove, stove, mountain rangeAntonyms:
unchainchainnoun
a linked or connected series of objects
"a chain of daisies"
Synonyms:
chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, stringAntonyms:
unchainchain, string, strandverb
a necklace made by a stringing objects together
"a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";
Synonyms:
cosmic string, range, strand, range of mountains, chemical chain, bowed stringed instrument, fibril, concatenation, train, chain of mountains, drawstring, filament, drawing string, mountain chain, twine, string, mountain rangeAntonyms:
unchainchainverb
connect or arrange into a chain by linking
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unchainchainverb
fasten or secure with chains
"Chain the chairs together"
Antonyms:
unchain
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Editors Contribution
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Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
chainnoun
chainnoun
Synonyms:
connected series, orderly successionchainverb
Synonyms:
fasten with a chainchainverb
chainverb
Synonyms:
enslave, hold in bondage
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#228 | line | |
#376 | image | |
#475 | series | |
#605 | range | |
#1193 | channel | |
#1567 | string | |
#2242 | chain | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2505 | train | |
#3262 | channels | |
#3270 | scope | |
#5333 | strings | |
#6217 | chains | |
#8561 | strand | |
#8571 | hierarchy | |
#9591 | orbit | |
#10647 | compass | |
#11730 | stove | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#15716 | warp | |
#16204 | octet | |
#27883 | filament | |
#32134 | drawstring | |
#40999 | concatenation | |
#43915 | twine | |
#59386 | ambit | |
#88107 | cadena | |
#89807 | catena | |
#111055 | chaine | |
#146327 | fibril |
How to use chain in a sentence?
It's pandemic-induced labor challenges. It's pandemic-induced logistical supply chain management issues.
NAI believes the irresponsible action taken by CBS and its special committee put in motion a chain of events that poses significant risk to CBS.
I liken it to a daisy chain, long and very fragile daisy chain, it emanates from Cape Canaveral, and then it goes out into space and around the moon and circles it back in. And it's got all these links in it, and if one link fails, well, all the rest downstream are useless. So for eight days, to and from, there was always one thing coming up, the next big event which could ruin you, be the end of you. That was how it worked.
Many leading global brands are outsourcing to homeworkers, even if they are unaware of it. Homeworkers are the most vulnerable in the chain, yet they bear a lot of risks because the economic compulsion is so strong.
We will want to look at that automatic chain of events.
Translations for chain
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- huidigeAfrikaans
- سلسلةArabic
- zəncir, cariAzerbaijani
- ланцугBelarusian
- верига, поредицаBulgarian
- শৃঙ্খলBengali
- chadennBreton
- cadenaCatalan, Valencian
- řetěz, řetězec, zřetězeníCzech
- cadwynWelsh
- kædeDanish
- Kette, kettenGerman
- αλυσίδα, σειρά, άλυσος, δεσμά, αλυσοδένωGreek
- ĉenoEsperanto
- cadenaSpanish
- ahel, kettEstonian
- زنجیرPersian
- ketju, kauppaketju, kettinki, ketjulla, ketjuttaa, sulkea, ketjuttua, kahlitaFinnish
- chaîne, enchaîner, chaînerFrench
- slabhraIrish
- cuibhreachScottish Gaelic
- cadea, cadenaGalician
- שרשרת, רשת, לשרשרHebrew
- श्रृंखला, सिलसिला, ज़ंजीरHindi
- lánc, sor, sorozat, láncolatHungarian
- շղթա, ցանցArmenian
- rantaiIndonesian
- katenoIdo
- keðjaIcelandic
- catena, concatenareItalian
- 連続, 連鎖, 鎖, チェーンJapanese
- ჯაჭვიGeorgian
- тізбек, шынжырKazakh
- ច្រវាក់Khmer
- 사슬, 체인Korean
- زنجیرKurdish
- чынжырKyrgyz
- catenaLatin
- ໂສ້Lao
- grandinėLithuanian
- ķēde, virkneLatvian
- mekamekaMāori
- ланец, lanec, оковуваMacedonian
- гинжMongolian
- rentetan, rantai, membelenggu, merantaiMalay
- ကြိုး, သံကြိုးBurmese
- keten, opeenvolging, ketting, aaneenrijging, aaneenschakelingDutch
- kjede, kjetting, rekke, lenkeNorwegian
- cadenaOccitan
- łańcuch, siećPolish
- cadeia, correntePortuguese
- cadeina, cadagna, chadagna, chadainaRomansh
- lanțRomanian
- цепь, сеть, цепочка, ланцуг, последовательность, серияRussian
- ланац, veruga, veriga, верига, вериге, lanac, веруга, verigeSerbo-Croatian
- ඇකිල්ලSinhala, Sinhalese
- reťazSlovak
- verigaSlovene
- zinxhirAlbanian
- kedja, kedja fastSwedish
- ushanga, bangili, mikufuSwahili
- గొలుసుTelugu
- занҷирTajik
- โซ่Thai
- zynjyrTurkmen
- kadenaTagalog
- zincirTurkish
- чылбырTatar
- ланцюг, ланцюжокUkrainian
- سلسلہ, زنجیرUrdu
- zanjir, tizmaUzbek
- dây xíchVietnamese
- tchinneWalloon
- קייטYiddish
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