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

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Biochemist
   • Business
   • Commercial Enterprise
   • Fasten
   • Geological Formation
   • Ligament
   • Linear Unit
   • Necklace
   • Restraint

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. coffle

   Submitted by anonymous on December 28, 2020  

2. manacled

   because there handcuffs

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "chain":

   string, chains, chaîne, channel, catena, warp, cadena, strings, hierarchy, channels, series, line, octet

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1. Dustin Clark:

   I'm calling for County Attorney Dee Hobbs to drop these charges because the [Round Rock ISD] police answer to the superintendent in their chain of command, and the police were likely directed by the superintendent to keep the public out of the Sept. 14 meeting due to a last-minute policy implemented by Dr. Azaiez, this restricted seating capacity policy was being applied nowhere else in the district – only in that board meeting room, during that meeting.

2. Dennis Muilenburg:

   The key thing you are going to see is that through the combination between Boeing and Embraer, we will be able to increase volume for our supply chain, which is generally going to be beneficial. And that beneficial volume should also turn into more affordability and competitiveness.

3. Tom Colbert:

   We sat down with him and went over the details of the chain of custody from the dig to me.

4. Randall Kroszner:

   I think you'll hear broadly about supply chain disruptions, we have to take anything positive there with a grain of salt.

5. President Juan Manuel Santos:

   This must not from any point of view, be seen as a softening of our policy against narco-trafficking, on the contrary, I have given instructions to both the Defense Ministry, police and prosecutor to intensify our work against other parts of the chain, which could even be more effective.