Synonyms of anchored

anchored 1 of 2

adjective

as in clamped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clamped
• glued
• cemented
• embedded
• bonded
• entrenched
• implanted
• imbedded
• attached
• impacted
• stuck
• bound
• secured
• intrenched
• frozen
• wedged
• lodged
• jammed
• fastened
• set
• immovable
• tight
• firm
• snug
• fast
• unyielding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• unsecured
• unattached
• movable
• unbound
• freed
• undone
• moveable
• yielding
• loosened
• dislodged
• unfastened

anchored

2 of 2

verb

past tense of anchor

1

as in fastened

to put securely in place or in a desired position

used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fastened
• secured
• clamped
• moored
• hitched
• caught
• fixed
• set
• imbedded
• embedded
• wedged
• entrenched
• stuffed
• implanted
• lodged
• intrenched
• engrained
• ingrained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosened
• loosed
• unfastened
• unloosed
• pulled
• extracted
• uprooted
• yanked
• unloosened
• prized
• tore (out)
• pried
• rooted (out)
• unfixed
• wrested

2

as in landed

to stop at or near a place along the shore

we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landed
• docked
• arrived
• moored
• grounded
• made port
• berthed
• tied up
• beached
• reached
• harbored
• disembarked
• turned up
• showed up
• debarked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launched
• sailed
• embarked