Synonyms for iron
ˈaɪ ərniron

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1. iron2

   Made of the metal iron.

   Synonyms:
   press

2. iron2

   Strong (as of will), inflexible.

   Synonyms:
   adamant, brassbound, adamantine

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. iron, Fe, atomic number 26noun

   a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

2. ironnoun

   a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

3. iron, branding ironnoun

   implement used to brand live stock

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

4. iron, smoothing ironadjective

   home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

5. cast-iron, ironverb

   extremely robust

   "an iron constitution"

   Synonyms:
   cast-iron

   Antonyms:
   frail

6. iron, iron out, pressverb

   press and smooth with a heated iron

   "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

   Synonyms:
   weigh, fight, beseech, agitate, press out, bid, constrict, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, press, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, put right, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, straighten out, compress, contract, adjure, push, urge

   Antonyms:
   frail

Matched Categories

1. • Golf Club
   • Implement
   • Metallic Element

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ironnoun

   Synonyms:
   cast iron, wrought iron, pig iron, spiegel iron

   Associated words:
   ferriferous, ferrous, billet, ore, forge, founder, foundry, ironmaster, ironmonger, ironmongery, ironsmith, ironware, irony, ironbound, pyrites, metallurgy, metallurgist, siderurgy, siderotechny, siderognost, siderurgical, malleable, smelt, smeltery, anneal, siderite, shadrach, larget, manganese, carbon, speiss

2. ironverb

   Synonyms:
   smooth, mangle

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "iron":

   fer, erf, hadid, al-hadid, hierro, railway, par, ferro, rail, pars, curtain, railways, ferric, kcrc, tomur, steel, ferrous, rebar, al-hadidi, railroad, kcr

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. iron

   Synonyms:
   Male prostitute, see there
   

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How to use iron in a sentence?

1. James Wilson:

   It's clear China can no longer consume all the iron ore that's out there, so something's got to give.

2. Tony Stark:

   I am Iron Man.

3. Josef Stalin:

   Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron.

4. Tensho Goto:

   Artificial intelligence has developed to such an extent we thought it logical for the Buddha to transform into a robot, obviously a machine doesnt have a soul, but Buddhist faith isnt about believing in God. Its about following Buddhas path, so it doesnt matter whether it is represented by a machine, a scrap of iron or a tree.

5. Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks:

   Iron rusts from disue; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.