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Synonyms for ribbon
ˈrɪb ənrib·bon

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. ribbonverb

    Synonyms:
    beribbon

  2. ribbonverb

    To decorate with ribbon.

    Synonyms:
    beribbon

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. ribbon, threadnoun

    any long object resembling a thin line

    "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

    Synonyms:
    laurel wreath, screw thread, yarn, medal, decoration, palm, typewriter ribbon, thread, medallion, train of thought

  2. decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbonnoun

    an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

    Synonyms:
    laurel wreath, ornamentation, typewriter ribbon, ornament, palm tree, medal, decoration, laurel, palm, bay wreath, thenar, thread, medallion

  3. ribbon, typewriter ribbonnoun

    a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

    Synonyms:
    laurel wreath, medal, decoration, palm, typewriter ribbon, thread, medallion

  4. ribbonnoun

    notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

    Synonyms:
    medallion, laurel wreath, thread, decoration, palm, typewriter ribbon, medal

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "ribbon":

    tape, band, banda, lazo, gang, belt, bead

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1917palm
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#7334ribbon
#7462medal
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How to use ribbon in a sentence?

  1. Reid Hoffman:

    If we could run a survey or hire academics or a blue ribbon committee to study something and deliberate that, and then we could factor that in [ to decisions ], of course that reduces risk. The problem is that also massively reduces time.

  2. Keith Anderson:

    That's the kind of thing that starts to freak out suppliers, it's a little off-putting to see a ribbon right below what you just paid for that says,' Look at our products.' Our Brands are right to be skeptical.

  3. Jeb Bush:

    I thought the host was Amy Schumer; I totally blew it. But since it's you, we're lowering our contest fee to $1, and I'll enter yours with a donation to the Yellow Ribbon Fund.

  4. Robert Benchley:

    The biggest obstacle to professional writing is the necessity for changing a typewriter ribbon.

  5. Napoleon Bonaparte:

    Men will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.


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