Synonyms for pawn
pɔnpawn

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1. pawn

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impignorate

   Antonyms:
   ransom, redeem

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Assistant
   • Chess
   • Chessman
   • Pledge

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1. pawnnoun

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

2. pawnverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, offer or give as security

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1. pawnverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impawn

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1. List of paraphrases for "pawn":

   pion, plaything, prefect, puppet

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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.