Synonyms for metal
ˈmɛt lmet·al

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. metalnoun

   To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

   Antonyms:
   nonmetal

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1. metallic element, metalnoun

   any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

   Synonyms:
   metallic element, alloy

2. alloy, metaladjective

   a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

   "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper"

   Synonyms:
   metallic element, admixture, alloy

3. metallic, metal(a)verb

   containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal

   "a metallic compound"; "metallic luster"; "the strange metallic note of the meadow lark, suggesting the clash of vibrant blades"- Ambrose Bierce

4. metalverb

   cover with metal

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1. • Coat

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1. List of paraphrases for "metal":

   metals, metallic, métal, mineral, metallurgy, metallurgical, smithery, base-metal, mittal, minerals

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1. List of known nicknames for "Metal":

   Torben Korgaard Hansen

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How to use metal in a sentence?

1. Martine Wright:

   I couldn't understand why I couldn't move myself, and then I sort of looked up and all I could see was this metal, which was actually the corner of the Tube, that had buckled from the explosion. It looked like it was going down into the ground, but it wasn't. It was going into my legs.

2. Adam Fried:

   We've been through Columbine and all the school shootings after it. We know we have to improve school security, the question was : How do we do it so our school doesn't feel like a jail, with metal detectors ? It's not healthy for kids.

3. Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke:

   The dollar is a little weaker this morning, meaning higher metal prices, and that is what we see across the board in precious metals as well.

4. Ethan Miller/Getty Images:

   I used metal picks -- they’re brass and copper -- which I always held in my mouth, in the exact place where I got the tongue cancer, plus, I basically live in a recording studio that’s filled with electromagnetic energy. So that’s one theory. I mean, I was smoking and doing a lot of drugs and a lot of everything. But at the same time, my lungs are totally clear. This is just my own theory, but the doctors say it’s possible.

5. Evan Longoria:

   Well, theres a couple of pieces of metal, right? You get a ring, too. Thats a big piece of metal, i think everybody that plays the game knows its not just a piece of metal. Its the blood, sweat and tears that go into the, whatever, 175 games or whatever it is that it takes to win a World Series. The sacrifices. I dont know if he said that to make a funny or what, but its obviously representative of something much bigger than that.