YOKES Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

yokes 1 of 2

noun

plural of yoke

as in slaveries

the state of being an enslaved person a people able at last to throw off the yoke and to embrace freedom

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yokes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of yoke

as in strings

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

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The sliders and yokes offer a wide range of fit adjustments, easily stretching to accommodate an adult head. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Forest Service officials, their patience having long evaporated, arrived in force, handcuffing and hauling the occupiers out by the yokes of their flannels, then bulldozing the camp. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 His shirts also featured yokes and wider cuffs, a departure from the norm at the time. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Both suits have sleeveless coveralls with yokes, front and back, of Lycra stretch knit. — The Editors, Outside, 20 Dec. 2025 The characters from Malczewski’s canvases march through successive decades, fighting and fleeing various yokes. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 Instead, there will be details that speak to the brand’s origins such as a five-pocket pant with slanted rather than straight pockets and yokes added for interest. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Antinous attempts to shrug off the token’s return, but seemingly recognizes it, and realizes in full that Odysseus has returned for revenge when the man strings his bow.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
From Key Largo to Key West, the Overseas Highway strings the islands together like beads, running past lighthouses, underwater coral reef parks, and across the postcard-worthy Seven Mile Bridge.

— Sarah Rose, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026

Definition of strings

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Dieffenbach connects with an all-alone-again Mizell with another soaring downfield pass that became another 75-yard touchdown reception.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
New drone video shows progress on emergency repairs to stabilize the slope at the Moro Beach section of Crystal Cove, just below Pacific Coast Highway, where the roadway connects Newport and Laguna Beach.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of connects

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Via Plinio, 32 Luca Marcellin’s 26-seat cocktail bar couples the conviviality of a neighborhood place with the intrigue of a speakeasy.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Eliminating the burn zone WJGL technology is a precision manufacturing method that couples a high-power laser inside a microscopic, 50-micrometer stream of high-pressure water surrounded by protective shielding gas.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of couples

Verb

The series deliberately integrates high-production field reporting with his foundational background in visual explanation.

— Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Silicon photonics Silicon photonics integrates optical components onto semiconductor platforms to transmit information using light.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of integrates

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And the thread that interconnects them is the term neoliberalism, which was a political economic movement that has roots in the ’30s and in the 1940s.

— John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026
Real estate interconnects the problem of business debt with the crisis in local government financing.

— George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Definition of interconnects

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Chrysalis hooks its clients up with social services and teaches them how to write a resume, navigate online job listings and handle an interview.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Right before guests arrive, attach fishing line to the wire cage and hang the fall flower arrangement using cup hooks indoors or on nearby branches outside.

— Maria Sabella, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

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