Synonyms of anchors

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noun

plural of anchor

1

as in newscasters

one who reads and introduces news reports on a news program

the news anchor coordinated the reports of the correspondents from around the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• newscasters
• broadcasters
• reporters
• announcers
• newsreaders
• correspondents
• commentators
• anchorpersons
• journalists
• anchormen
• coanchors
• anchorwomen
• telecasters
• stringers
• newspeople
• interviewers
• newswomen
• newsmen
• foreign correspondents
• newshounds
• linkmen
• newsies

2

as in backbones

something or someone to which one looks for support

my best friend has been my anchor throughout this crisis

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backbones
• pillars
• mainstays
• standbys
• buttresses
• crutches
• spines
• sinews
• reliances
• dependences
• props
• anchorages
• right hands
• refuges
• stays
• harbors
• handmaidens
• bolsterers

anchors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of anchor

1

as in secures

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

• secures
• fastens
• clamps
• hitches
• catches
• sets
• fixes
• moors
• embeds
• implants
• stuffs
• lodges
• wedges
• entrenches
• ingrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosens
• unfastens
• pulls
• looses
• extracts
• tears (out)
• roots (out)
• unfixes
• unlooses
• prizes
• uproots
• unloosens
• yanks
• pries
• wrests

2

as in lands

to stop at or near a place along the shore

we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lands
• docks
• arrives
• makes port
• grounds
• beaches
• harbors
• berths
• reaches
• moors
• ties up
• debarks
• turns up
• shows up
• disembarks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• launches
• sails
• embarks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of anchors

Noun

For the Kansas test, researchers cut around 40% of the house’s anchors to the ground and hit it again, first with 110 mph, and finally 130 mph. —Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026

Alumnae have become actors, anchors, authors and more. —Sharon Chin, CBS News, 14 May 2026

There's a pocket for wall anchors and other nonmagnetic pieces. —ABC News, 9 May 2026

Across its news programs on television, digital and streaming, the award-winning team of anchors and correspondents delivers the latest breaking news, on-the-ground reporting and in-depth analysis on the most important issues impacting Latinos. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 7 May 2026

But even among the anchors that aren’t contemplating leaving TV for YouTube, the attraction of digital media is too irresistible to ignore. —Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026

Sunlight within 30 minutes of waking anchors the suprachiasmatic nucleus and helps regulate CAR intensity over time. —Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026

Unlike traditional systems that are anchored directly to the seabed, this platform is held in place by nine suction anchors. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026

When a Republican says something foolish, network anchors react like a gator just crawled into the studio wearing a MAGA hat. —Larry Clifton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

Verb

Marissa anchors the show but may be an unreliable narrator. —Fred Topel, Deadline, 7 May 2026

SalarFF is presented by Una Gran Nación, the Bolivian cultural-pride and content collective, in partnership with HidalgoCorp, the four-decade-old Bolivian hospitality and tourism group whose Palacio de Sal Hotel anchors the Uyuni region. —Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 May 2026

Morning light anchors your circadian rhythm and helps regulate CAR intensity over time. —Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026

The 2017 study landed on just 10 minutes of low-to-moderate stair walking as enough to produce a measurable energy boost, and outdoor walking adds the light exposure that anchors your circadian rhythm. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men. —Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Rather than focusing on a single area of expertise, Bleak Week anchors itself in a refusal to smooth over the universal experience of feeling, well, shitty. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 May 2026

There’s the whirlwind romance of his current relationship, which anchors the album. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026

Its pretty plaid is in muted tones on good-quality, abrasion-resistant material, with a minimalist shape that anchors a room. —Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026