BUTTON Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of button

as in lever

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as in badge

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button

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verb

as in to toggle

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Noun

For a simple one-button affair, Nespresso coffee machines are also on sale and make great gifts for people just settling into their first kitchen. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 As streaming makes scripted fare and reality shows available at the click of a button, sports are seen as one of the last places to capture the biggest crowds. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

The snap buttons at the top of this swimsuit can be buttoned to the top for sporty mode, or undone to make the one-piece a little sexier. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 10 June 2026 Walker often plays professional women forced to button down their emotions more than occasionally, in part because the struggle not to cry is considered more powerful, and interesting to watch, than the tears themselves. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for button

Recent Examples of Synonyms for button

Noun

The lever was not intelligence but the reliability of repetition.

— Rene Tzschoppe, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Amylin gives Eli Lilly, Novo and several other companies another biological lever to pull in treating obesity and Type 2 diabetes, either as an independent treatment or layered on top of existing drugs.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lever

Verb

Zeek Biggers, toggling between end and tackle, played 48 snaps, Jordan Phillips 46 and practice squad player Mazi Smith, the former Cowboys’ first-round pick, played nine.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Viewers not only can choose which of these versions to watch but, even more unusually, can toggle between them at any time.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of toggle

Noun

Tushy Fresh Dual-Nozzle Bidet Offering easy installation, this bidet with a no-frills interface has some relaxing perks (including a heated water option) without too many extra knobs and levers.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
The resistance knob on a spin bike gives you a continuous, private metric of effort.

— Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of knob

Verb

As the cloud approached me, a change in the pressure of the dream medium would pin me down by the chest, leaving me unable to breathe.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
With no threat of a rushing attack, UCF began to pin its ears back and send more rushers at Craig, who was sacked twice in the second half and pressured on countless other dropbacks.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2026

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