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Synonyms for chain
tʃeɪncha·in

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  1. 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, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  2. chain, 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, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  3. chainnoun

    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, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  4. chainnoun

    (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, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  5. chainnoun

    anything that acts as a restraint

    Synonyms:
    chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  6. chainnoun

    a unit of length

    Synonyms:
    chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  7. Chain, 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, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  8. range, 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 range

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  9. chainnoun

    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, string

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  10. chain, 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 range

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  11. chainverb

    connect or arrange into a chain by linking

    Antonyms:
    unchain

  12. chainverb

    fasten or secure with chains

    "Chain the chairs together"

    Antonyms:
    unchain

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. coffle

    Submitted by anonymous on December 28, 2020  
  2. manacled

    because there handcuffs

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chainnoun

    Synonyms:
    fetter, manacle, shackle, bond

  2. chainnoun

    Synonyms:
    connected series, orderly succession

  3. chainverb

    Synonyms:
    fasten with a chain

  4. chainverb

    Synonyms:
    confine, restrain, fetter, shackle, trammel

  5. chainverb

    Synonyms:
    enslave, hold in bondage

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chainnoun

    Synonyms:
    concatenation, catenation, series, congeries, carcanet, catena, chatelaine, necklace, gorget, links, torque, bond, shackle, fetter, tether

  2. chainverb

    Synonyms:
    fetter, restrain, shackle, enslave, trammel, catenate

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How to use chain in a sentence?

  1. James Mitchell:

    It's pandemic-induced labor challenges. It's pandemic-induced logistical supply chain management issues.

  2. National Amusements:

    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.

  3. Michael Collins:

    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.

  4. Shalini Sinha:

    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.

  5. Duncan Burt:

    We will want to look at that automatic chain of events.


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