chain - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• ligament

More specific

• anchor chain
• anchor rope
• bicycle chain
• chatelaine
• fob
• paper chain
• pull chain
• snow chain
• tire chain
• watch chain
• watch guard

Related

• bicycle
• bike
• chain printer
• chain tongs
• cycle
• wheel

Noun

a necklace made by stringing objects together

Synonyms

• chain
• strand
• string

More generic

• necklace

Noun

anything that acts as a restraint

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• constraint
• restraint

Noun

a linked or connected series of objects

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• necklace

Noun

(business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• business
• business concern
• business organisation
• business organization
• concern

More specific

• apparel chain
• discount chain
• restaurant chain
• retail chain

Related

• chain store

Noun

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

Synonyms

• chain
• concatenation

More generic

• series

More specific

• catena
• daisy chain

Noun

(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

Synonyms

• chain
• chemical chain

More generic

• building block
• unit

More specific

• closed chain
• long chain
• long-chain molecule
• open chain
• ring

Related

• molecule

Noun

a series of hills or mountains

Synonyms

• chain
• chain of mountains
• mountain chain
• mountain range
• range
• range of mountains

More generic

• formation
• geological formation

Related

• massif
• mountain pass
• notch
• pass

Noun

British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

Synonyms

• Chain
• Ernst Boris Chain
• Sir Ernst Boris Chain

Noun

a unit of length

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• linear measure
• linear unit

More specific

• Gunter's chain
• engineer's chain
• nautical chain

Related

• link
• pace
• yard

Verb

fasten or secure with chains

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• fasten
• fix
• secure

Opposite / Antonyms

• unchain

Verb

connect or arrange into a chain by linking

Synonyms

• chain

More generic

• arrange
• set up

More specific

• concatenate

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