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Synonyms for pawn
pɔnpawn
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pawn
Synonyms:
pledge, impignorate
Princeton's WordNet
pawnnoun
an article deposited as security
Synonyms:
instrument, cat's-pawinstrument, pawn, cat's-pawnoun
a person used by another to gain an end
Synonyms:
instrument, legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrumentpawnnoun
(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
Synonyms:
instrument, cat's-pawpawnverb
borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
Synonyms:
instrument, cat's-pawpawn, soak, hockverb
leave as a guarantee in return for money
"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
Synonyms:
fleece, hit it up, imbue, surcharge, dowse, inebriate, hook, overcharge, pluck, drench, souse, sop, soak, hock, gazump, intoxicate, rob, douse, plume
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pawnnoun
Synonyms:
pledge (of a chattel to secure a debt), gage, securitypawnverb
Synonyms:
pledge, offer or give as security
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1247 | tool | |
#3682 | instrument | |
#4158 | rob | |
#5613 | hook | |
#8886 | pledge | |
#8969 | fleece | |
#15375 | puppet | |
#17166 | surcharge | |
#19340 | soak | |
#22890 | plume | |
#23745 | pawn | |
#25667 | sop | |
#28085 | pluck | |
#44051 | prefect | |
#44575 | pion | |
#45906 | hock | |
#67252 | drench | |
#81012 | plaything | |
#85954 | overcharge | |
#96725 | imbue | |
#110802 | douse | |
#145615 | dowse | |
#227814 | intoxicate |
How to use pawn in a sentence?
The problem isn't Renzi, Renzi is a pawn, Renzi is a dumb slave, at the disposal of some nameless person who wants to control all our lives from Brussels.
They are playing a chess game, i don't feel bad when I lose a pawn in chess if it helps me get check mate. I'll sacrifice pawns all day long. So if you think something is a pawn, it is a willing sacrifice you will make. But if you are the pawn, that really sucks.
life is like a chess game, and I am but a mere pawn that against all odds moves forward in the face of any danger in the hope of one day becoming a greater than I am. like a pawn I only move forward towards my goal and do not under any circumstances go back or retreat. I aim at achieving excellence through hard work and dedication to the job at hand. even when all seems impossible and out of reach I believe that failure is not an option but a stepping stone towards achieving my dreams.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:
I want my dear nation to know that we are not just faced with a simple network, but one which is a pawn of national and international evil forces.
Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.
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