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Synonyms for pawn
pɔnpawn

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pawn

    Synonyms:
    pledge, impignorate

    Antonyms:
    ransom, redeem

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 1 vote

  1. pawnnoun

    an article deposited as security

    Synonyms:
    instrument, cat's-paw

  2. instrument, 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 instrument

  3. pawnnoun

    (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-paw

  4. pawnverb

    borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

    Synonyms:
    instrument, cat's-paw

  5. pawn, 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 Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pawnnoun

    Synonyms:
    pledge (of a chattel to secure a debt), gage, security

  2. pawnverb

    Synonyms:
    pledge, offer or give as security

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pawnverb

    Synonyms:
    pledge, impawn

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "pawn":

    pion, plaything, prefect, puppet

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How to use pawn in a sentence?

  1. Matteo Salvini:

    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.

  2. President Trump:

    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.

  3. Buhlebenkosi Bhebhe:

    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.

  4. 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.

  5. Italian Proverb:

    Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.


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