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collar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of collar

1 an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck

  • a simple gold collar is all that little black cocktail dress needs
Synonyms of collar

choker, dog collar, lei, necklace
Words Related to collar

torque (or torc)

beads, carcanet [archaic], rivière

rope, strand

bangle, lavaliere (also lavalliere), locket, pendant (also pendent)

2 the act of taking or holding under oneʼs control by authority of law

  • when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar
Synonyms of collar

apprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust [slang], pinch
Words Related to collar

raid

house arrest

capture, entrapment, seizure

captivity, confinement, detention, enchainment, hold, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, restraint

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of collar

emancipation, liberation, release
Antonyms of collar

discharge

collar

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of collar

1 to take or keep under oneʼs control by authority of law

  • the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses
Synonyms of collar

apprehend, arrest, bust [slang], nab, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize
Words Related to collar

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap

commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up)

bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel

rearrest

remand
Near Antonyms of collar

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring

unbind, unchain
Antonyms of collar

discharge

2 to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

  • she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar
Synonyms of collar

bag, capture, catch, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
Words Related to collar

glove, halter, lasso, rope

apprehend, arrest, detain

bay, corner

clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure

rend, wrest

enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh

abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
Phrases Synonymous with collar

take hold (of)
Near Antonyms of collar

discharge, free, liberate, release

drop, loosen, unhand
Antonyms of collar

miss

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