LIGATURE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

ligature

noun

ˈli-gə-ˌchu̇r

Definition of ligature

as in chain

something that physically prevents free movement the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place

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as in bond

a uniting or binding force or influence a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation

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Noun

Police say the mother wrapped a metal chain around the child's waist, secured the other end to the property's fence and left her there before driving away.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The bookstore chain has seen a remarkable digital-age renaissance, and is actually expanding in the Atlanta area.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of chain

Noun

Wardlaw, a homeless man who prosecutors said frequently slept on the Greenbelt and believed people on scooters were after him, was held in custody without bond.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
She has since been released on bond and has been ordered to have no contact with her daughter.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of bond

Noun

For example, clients have turned necklaces into bracelets and freely intersperse yellow and white gold.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
For the family outing, Charlotte wore a bright blue dress and a nautical charm bracelet reminiscent of one worn by the late Princess Diana.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 July 2026

Definition of bracelet

Noun

Perhaps the most significant bind Albania’s government finds itself in over the project is the country’s relationship with the European Union.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
Bats in a bind before births Before giving the bats the boot last year, the city didn’t build an alternative roosting habitat, which would have been challenging given the substantial size of the colony.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of bind

Noun

The most fascinating quarter-final tie for me, given that Switzerland denied us an all-South American affair between Argentina and Colombia.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
González has witnessed the ties between Mexico and its emigrants abroad evolve over four decades, starting as a young consular officer in the administration of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari.

— Alfredo Corchado, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of tie

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