Synonyms of bonds

bonds 1 of 2

noun

plural of bond

1

as in handcuffs

something that physically prevents free movement

before they could release the captive, they had to undo a number of bonds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handcuffs
• chains
• bracelets
• binds
• shackles
• ties
• bands
• cuffs
• irons
• manacles
• confinements
• fetters
• constraints
• ligatures
• restraints
• traps
• holdings
• collars
• restrictions
• entanglements
• curbs
• captivities
• imprisonments
• trammels
• hindrances
• incarcerations
• nets
• enslavements
• straitjackets
• enchainments
• fasteners
• immurements
• holds
• hobbles
• hold-downs

2

as in links

a uniting or binding force or influence

the bond of love between them was so strong that even death could not break it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• links
• ties
• connections
• linkages
• cements
• cords
• knots
• ligatures
• sympathies
• attachments
• unions
• yokes
• fastenings
• joints
• nexuses
• shackles
• hookups
• restraints
• handcuffs
• limits
• manacles
• constraints
• affections
• fetters
• restrictions
• curbs
• trammels
• tie-ups
• linkups
• limitations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separations
• partings
• releases
• freedoms
• liberations
• emancipations

3

as in contracts

a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation

signed a bond to repay the money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contracts
• guarantees
• deals
• vows
• pledges
• assurances
• sureties
• covenants
• warranties
• guaranties
• treaties
• oaths
• deposits
• pacts
• securities
• seals
• insurances
• bargains
• conventions
• compacts
• words
• pawns
• concordats
• accords
• troths
• bails

4

as in glues

a substance used to stick things together

what type of bond works best on ceramics?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• glues
• adhesives
• sizes
• cements
• water glasses
• epoxies
• mucilages
• epoxy resins
• gums
• superglues
• library pastes
• goos
• pastes
• dope

bonds

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bond

as in communes

to form a close personal relationship

a man attempting to bond with his new and mistrustful stepson

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communes
• relates
• clicks
• hits it off
• sympathizes
• befriends
• identifies
• empathizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bonds

Noun

Torsten Slok, chief economists at Apollo Global, pointed out in a note on Wednesday hyperscalers’ cover ratio—investor orders per every dollar of bonds—has plunged. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Financial planners routinely advise most retirement savers to focus on two asset classes, stocks and bonds. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 July 2026

The authorization of the bonds will authorize the City to maintain tangible property tax rates sufficient to pay the interest and principal on the bonds until fully paid. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

County officials are asking the board for the South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail Authority to approve a resolution authorizing the authority to issue bonds for the massive project that could take a decade to complete. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 17 July 2026

Divine intervention can’t repair the broken social bonds that Odysseus and Penelope (Anne Hathaway) blame for the fall of civilization. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026

The Avimor Community Infrastructure District’s development agreement states developers are allowed to take on debt up to $250 million in bonds over the life of the project for public infrastructure, including fire stations and pathways. — Noah Daly july 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026

Photons of sunlight can break up the chemical bonds in the particles and transform its chemical identity, a process known as oxidation, Westervelt said. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Statewide housing bonds and down payment assistance measures will be on the November ballot, and the city is moving to buy currently affordable apartments to keep them that way. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Verb

In the film, Field portrays Tova, the cleaning lady who bonds with the somewhat cranky Marcellus, an octopus wise behind his years, in Netflix’s screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together. — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026

Every one of these chips, Jalapeño included, depends on Taiwan Semiconductor for advanced fabrication and the specialized packaging that bonds compute and memory into a single working part. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Catholicism also bonds together our people, particularly our diverse immigrant groups. — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together. — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

The Pennsylvania native made her TV acting debut on the HBO hit as Faye, the adrift addict who bonds with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) and later Rue (Zendaya), after previously establishing herself in adult films, with creator Sam Levinson casting her directly. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

Potter starred in the film as Carin Fisher, a fellow student whom Patch bonds with. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026

The architect ultimately bonds with — and quickly becomes attracted to — his friend’s wife (Pamela Gidley), and as the two of them pursue their passions together, secrets from the architect’s past and family bubble to the surface. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026