Synonyms for chain
tʃeɪncha·in

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1. chain, concatenationnoun

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

   "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

2. chain, chemical chainnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

3. chainnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

4. chainnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

5. chainnoun

   anything that acts as a restraint

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

6. chainnoun

   a unit of length

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

7. Chain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chainnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

8. range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountainsnoun

   a series of hills or mountains

   "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"

   Synonyms:
   compass, string, orbit, reach, strand, range of mountains, ambit, chemical chain, range of a function, range, image, kitchen range, concatenation, chain of mountains, kitchen stove, scope, mountain chain, grasp, cooking stove, stove, mountain range

   Antonyms:
   unchain

9. chainnoun

   a linked or connected series of objects

   "a chain of daisies"

   Synonyms:
   chain of mountains, mountain range, concatenation, range of mountains, range, chemical chain, mountain chain, strand, string

   Antonyms:
   unchain

10. chain, string, strandverb

    a necklace made by a stringing objects together

    "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";

    Synonyms:
    cosmic string, range, strand, range of mountains, chemical chain, bowed stringed instrument, fibril, concatenation, train, chain of mountains, drawstring, filament, drawing string, mountain chain, twine, string, mountain range

    Antonyms:
    unchain

11. chainverb

    connect or arrange into a chain by linking

    Antonyms:
    unchain

12. chainverb

    fasten or secure with chains

    "Chain the chairs together"

    Antonyms:
    unchain

Matched Categories

1. • Arrange
   • Biochemist
   • Business
   • Commercial Enterprise
   • Fasten
   • Geological Formation
   • Ligament
   • Linear Unit
   • Necklace
   • Restraint

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1. coffle

   Submitted by anonymous on December 28, 2020  

2. manacled

   because there handcuffs

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

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1. chainnoun

   Synonyms:
   fetter, manacle, shackle, bond

2. chainnoun

   Synonyms:
   connected series, orderly succession

3. chainverb

   Synonyms:
   fasten with a chain

4. chainverb

   Synonyms:
   confine, restrain, fetter, shackle, trammel

5. chainverb

   Synonyms:
   enslave, hold in bondage

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1. chainnoun

   Synonyms:
   concatenation, catenation, series, congeries, carcanet, catena, chatelaine, necklace, gorget, links, torque, bond, shackle, fetter, tether

2. chainverb

   Synonyms:
   fetter, restrain, shackle, enslave, trammel, catenate

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1. List of paraphrases for "chain":

   string, chains, chaîne, channel, catena, warp, cadena, strings, hierarchy, channels, series, line, octet

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1. Vladimir Putin:

   Contacts between Russian business circles and the business community of the BRICS countries have intensified, for example, negotiations are underway to open Indian chain stores in Russia [ and to ] increase the share of Chinese cars, equipment and hardware on our market.

2. Mariana Fulger:

   Feelings are waters flowing in chain from soul to soul – do you know the shape of the Universe? Neither do I, but I imagine this chain of souls drinking from souls and these from others…

3. Bret Stephens:

   I’m all for strengthening our manufacturing sector. But the idea that companies will lower costs by building in America — where labor costs, permitting costs, regulatory costs and so on are usually much higher than in, say, Mexico — is fantasy. The problem right now is that Congress and the administration pumped far too much money into a growing economy, and inflation will probably get even worse whenever the supply-chain issues finally unwind.

4. Joe Biden:

   Inflation has everything to do with the supply chain, i think what you’re seeing is we’ve been able to make progress on speeding up the access to materials.

5. Liu Young-Way:

   We don't see the supply chain as a big problem, we see labor as still the number one issue right now.