Synonyms of yoke

yoke 1 of 2

noun

ˈyōk 

as in slavery

the state of being an enslaved person

a people able at last to throw off the yoke and to embrace freedom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slavery
• bondage
• servitude
• enslavement
• servility
• thralldom
• thrall
• serfdom
• captivity
• subjugation
• subjection
• peonage
• dependence
• imprisonment
• incarceration
• enchainment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freedom
• liberty
• liberation
• emancipation
• independence
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• enfranchisement
• manumission
• self-government

yoke

2 of 2

verb

as in to connect

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

yoked several ideas together to come up with a new theory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connect
• string
• couple
• integrate
• link
• hook
• interconnect
• chain
• compound
• hitch
• combine
• conjugate
• cord
• join
• concatenate
• weld
• wire
• interlock
• interlink
• dovetail
• catenate
• fuse
• intermesh
• cement
• articulate
• unite
• coalesce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnect
• separate
• unhitch
• split
• uncouple
• disunite
• divide
• detach
• part
• disengage
• unyoke
• dissever
• unchain
• disjoin
• sever
• unlink
• disjoint
• cleave
• rupture
• sunder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yoke

Noun

The four-pocket style is unlined, except for the yoke, which gives its shoulders some structure but allows the rest of the light construction to drape easily. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

His shirts also featured yokes and wider cuffs, a departure from the norm at the time. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Verb

Rockwell also impulsively yokes in Ingrid (Haley Lu Richardson), a grungy girl in a princess dress, who seems to be on her own suicide mission. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026

The male stands at an impressive six feet ten inches long, yoked to the max with rippling muscles. — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026