Synonyms of collars

collars 1 of 2

noun

plural of collar

1

as in necklaces

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 & Similar Words

• necklaces
• chokers
• beads
• leis
• dog collars
• pendants
• torques
• strands
• ropes
• bangles
• lockets
• rivières
• carcanets
• lavalieres

2

as in arrests

the act of taking or holding under one's 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 & Similar Words

• arrests
• arrestments
• raids
• apprehensions
• pinches
• busts
• restraints
• seizures
• imprisonments
• captures
• entrapments
• detentions
• incarcerations
• confinements
• captivities
• house arrests
• remands
• rearrests
• enchainments
• holds
• immurements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• releases
• liberations
• emancipations

collars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of collar

1

as in seizes

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrests
• seizes
• grabs
• nails
• restrains
• apprehends
• pinches
• runs in
• traps
• nicks
• detains
• busts
• pulls in
• bags
• captures
• snatches
• hooks
• picks up
• snares
• jails
• nabs
• catches
• handcuffs
• commits
• lands
• shackles
• confines
• fetters
• incarcerates
• interns
• imprisons
• manacles
• snaps (up)
• grapples
• binds
• locks (up)
• jugs
• enchains
• holds
• gets
• remands
• trammels
• immures
• rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• springs
• discharges
• releases
• loosens
• liberates
• frees
• looses
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

2

as in grabs

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

she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• catches
• snatches
• traps
• lands
• seizes
• bags
• captures
• hooks
• snares
• gets
• nets
• nails
• snags
• corrals
• takes hold (of)
• cops
• raps
• gloves
• snaps (up)
• grapples
• nobbles
• nabs
• clutches
• halters
• arrests
• gloms
• ropes
• clasps
• corners
• grips
• grasps
• fists
• holds
• lassos
• bays
• apprehends
• secures
• detains
• latches (on or onto)
• fastens (on)
• meshes
• kidnaps
• rends
• enmeshes
• entraps
• ensnares
• abducts
• spirits (away or off)
• wrests
• entangles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• discharges
• drops
• frees
• liberates
• loosens
• unhands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of collars

Noun

One cattle producer quoted in the New York Times estimated that using smart collars had saved him nearly $1 million in cattle health costs. — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Set plants just deep enough that their root collars (where branches meet the root system) rest an inch above the surrounding soil level. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026

According to British Vogue’s barn-jacket guide, common features include corduroy collars, multiple pockets and metal buttons. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Sharp suits and smoking jackets came alongside cocoon shapes, functional hunting jackets, double-breasted trenches and generous winter coats, with longer lengths and full collars suggesting the urban style of the 1980s and ’90s. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

When a dog bolts into a canyon or vanishes under heavy tree cover, most tracking collars lose the signal. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

For four weeks, the humans wore the devices on their wrists while the dogs, all huskies and malamutes with no health problems, wore them on their collars. — Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

If funding allows, in future years Spasojevic would also like to put GPS collars on wild donkeys to better understand their movements and how certain seasonal or weather patterns increase their likelihood of wandering into urban areas. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Older fashions lingered in ruffled collars, peplums and traces of corset boning. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

The researchers analyzed data from 503 camera traps and 59 GPS collars tracking pumas’ presence in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula between 2020 and 2025. — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026

One shop sold starched paper shirt collars still, and the buttons needed to attach them, and arm garters too for the full get up. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026

The inside of shirt collars traps body oils and soil. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025

The club took their mission statement and decided that the sweet and lovable elderly dogs at Frosted Faces needed healthy food, treats, athletic toys, leashes and collars this season too. — Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025

O’Brien wants to get away from the red-versus-blue partisan lens that collars almost all policy debates in Washington to drill down on the issues in a way that can build support for new legislation and cut across political, geographic and class lines. — Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2025

Lace collars on puffer jackets, grandma-chic balaclavas, ornate crochet, and heritage Fair Isle knits bring a sense of whimsy without feeling too precious. — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2025