Synonyms for pawn
pɔn

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pawn

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impignorate

   Antonyms:
   ransom, redeem

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. pawn(noun)

   an article deposited as security

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

2. instrument, pawn, cat's-paw(noun)

   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. pawn(noun)

   (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. pawn(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

5. pawn, soak, hock(verb)

   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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pawn(n.)

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

2. pawn(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   pledge, offer or give as security

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pawn(v)

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impawn

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

1. List of paraphrases for "pawn":

   pion, plaything, prefect, puppet

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1. Maia Santos Deguito:

   I am but a pawn in a high-stakes chess game played by giants in international banking and high finance, if this committee is looking for the 'grandmaster,' it is not me.

2. James A. Murphy III:

   At the end of the game the king and the pawn go in the same box.

3. Kevin McAleenan:

   No child should be a pawn in a scheme to manipulate our immigration system.

4. Dante Biss-Grayson Halleck:

   Felt like another pawn, like we are still getting caught up in politics.

5. Ehsan Sehgal:

   Media-pawn or cat reviews the literary tycoon or tiger's level of all dimensions of its vision to surpass it since it shows a trend of media self-vanity. However, at that point, it fails to qualify as standard as a literary tycoon's depth of insight.

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