MILLSTONE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

millstone

noun

Definition of millstone

as in albatross

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Recent Examples of millstone Yates' words about tying a millstone around your neck and throwing yourself into the sea hang in the salty air as Linda dives into the crashing waves. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026 The dizzying standard of Zash’s food continues in the lunch menu, which also rolls out in the cavernous space where the original millstone remains. — Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026 To archaeologists, Issyk-Kul is not just a lake but a time capsule, where each artifact, whether a millstone or a skeleton, reveals echoes of trade, faith, and endurance along the Silk Road. — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2025 Of course, that became a millstone around my neck. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for millstone

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Noun

For a club that ranks 20th in payroll, per Cot’s Contracts, that might as well be an albatross.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Brittany Cartwright has become the center of the show without the albatross of Jax Taylor hanging around her neck.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of albatross

Noun

The winner would move within one victory of lifting the Larry O’Brien Trophy that Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls had a stranglehold over for the previous three years.

— Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
This latest twist came after the most recent cycle of attacks failed to break Tehran’s stranglehold on the strait and in fact saw the war expand to the Red Sea and Egypt, threatening even greater fallout for the global economy.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026