string

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of STRING

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things <a piece of string won't hold that gate shut if a big wind comes along>

Synonyms cable, lace, lacing, line, rope, string, wire

Related Words guy, halyard, lanyard, stay; bungee cord, whipcord

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another <a string of cars stretching as far as we could see>

Synonyms column, cue, file, queue, range, string, train

Related Words echelon, rank, row, tier; chain, progression, sequence, succession; array

a series of things linked together <recounted the string of events that led to the murder>

Synonyms catena, catenation, concatenation, consecution, nexus, progression, sequence, string, train

Related Words chain reaction; belt, circle, cycle, vicious circle (also vicious cycle); continuum, gamut, gauntlet (also gantlet), scale, spectrum; flow, river, stream; file, line, queue, range, row, succession

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