Synonyms for buckle
ˈbʌk əlbuck·le

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1. bucklenoun

   fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

   Synonyms:
   warp

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

2. warp, buckleverb

   a shape distorted by twisting or folding

   Synonyms:
   warping, warp, deflection

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

3. buckle, claspverb

   fasten with a buckle or buckles

   Synonyms:
   crumple, heave, brooch, clasp, warp

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

4. buckle, crumpleverb

   fold or collapse

   "His knees buckled"

   Synonyms:
   break down, heave, clasp, knit, crease, tumble, crumple, crinkle, collapse, crumble, rumple, pucker, wrinkle, cockle, warp

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

5. heave, buckle, warpverb

   bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

   "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

   Synonyms:
   warp, heave, gag, gasp, clasp, pant, falsify, distort, heft up, garble, puff, heft, billow, retch, surge, crumple, heave up

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

Matched Categories

1. • Change Surface
   • Collapse
   • Fasten
   • Fastener

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1. buckleverb

   Synonyms:
   fasten with a buckle

2. buckleverb

   Synonyms:
   bend, bow

3. buckleverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] struggle, contend, strive

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1. List of paraphrases for "buckle":

   loop, earring, curl

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1. Gordon Jones:

   Imagine a flat piece of canvas with paint on it. If you roll it face in, the pressure will be on the edges of that paint. It's going to want to buckle, if you roll it face out, your curve is on the inside. Your outer paint level is going to expand and not buckle.

2. Barack Obama:

   Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear, so just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.

3. Ron Vara:

   China wants to buckle our knees so that they can have their way with us.

4. Russ Quimby:

   This has all the earmarks of a track buckle also, sometimes a locomotive, which is heavier, will make it through.

5. Virginia Democratic lawmaker:

   If you get me one more glass of wine, I’ll tell you stuff only Bob Mueller and I know. If you think you’ve seen wild stuff so far, buckle up. It’s going to be a wild couple of months.