anchor

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ANCHOR

to put securely in place or in a desired position <used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground>

Synonyms anchor, catch, clamp, fix, hitch, moor, secure, set

Related Words embed (also imbed), entrench (also intrench), implant, ingrain (also engrain), lodge, stuff, wedge

Near Antonyms extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank

Antonyms loose, loosen, unfasten, unfix, unloose, unloosen

to stop at or near a place along the shore <we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde>

Synonyms anchor, dock

Related Words berth, moor, tie up; beach, ground; harbor; arrive, reach, show up, turn up; debark, disembark

Near Antonyms embark, launch, sail

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