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chain

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chain

1 a series of things linked together

the chain of events that led the American colonies to seek independence from Great Britain

Synonyms of chain

catena, catenation, concatenation, consecution, nexus, progression, sequence, string, train

Words Related to chain

chain reaction

belt, circle, cycle, vicious circle (also vicious cycle)

continuum, gamut, gauntlet (also gantlet), scale, spectrum

flow, river, stream

file, line, queue, range, row, succession

2 something that makes movement or progress difficult

this community will grow and prosper only after it has thrown off the chains of ignorance and prejudice

Synonyms of chain

balk, bar, block, clog, cramp, crimp, deterrent, drag, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, holdback, hurdle, impediment, inhibition, interference, let, manacle, obstacle, obstruction, shackles, stop, stumbling block, trammel

Words Related to chain

catch, hitch, rub, snag

barrier, blockade, blockage, brick wall, stone wall

arrest, bit, brake, check, constraint, curb, hobble, rein, restraint

embargo, stoppage

delay, holdup, stall

burden, cumber, load

danger, hazard, peril, reef

adversity, difficulty, disadvantage, drawback, hardship

Near Antonyms of chain

catalyst, goad, impetus, incentive, spur, stimulant, stimulus

advantage, break, edge

aid, assistance, benefit, boost, handmaiden (also handmaid), help

3 something that physically prevents free movement

chains on the prisoner's ankles

Synonyms of chain

band, bind, bond, bracelet, cuff(s), fetter, handcuff(s), irons, ligature, manacle(s), shackle

Words Related to chain

captivity, confinement, constraint, curb, enchainment, enslavement, hindrance, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint, restriction

entanglement, net, trammel, trap

collar, straitjacket (also straightjacket)

fastener, hobble, hold, hold-down, holding, tie

chain

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of chain

1 to confine or restrain with or as if with chains

chaining up the dog in the backyard

Synonyms of chain

bind, enchain, enfetter, fetter, gyve, handcuff, manacle, pinion, shackle, trammel

Words Related to chain

bit, hobble, hog-tie, iron, lash, secure, tie, truss

attach, fasten, join, link

confine, constrain, curb, hamper, hinder, impede

limit, restrict

entangle, tangle

Near Antonyms of chain

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release, rescue

undo, unfasten, untangle, untie

detach, disengage

Antonyms of chain

unbind, unfetter, unshackle

2 to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

the prosecutor meticulously and brilliantly chained all the evidence together in his closing argument

Synonyms of chain

catenate, compound, concatenate, conjugate, connect, couple, hitch, hook, interconnect, interlink, join, link, yoke

Words Related to chain

articulate, dovetail, integrate, interlock, intermesh

cord, string, wire

cement, coalesce, combine, fuse, unite, weld

Near Antonyms of chain

detach, disengage, divide, part, split

cleave, rupture, sever, sunder

Antonyms of chain

disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, separate, unchain, uncouple, unhitch, unlink, unyoke

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