Synonyms for collar
ˈkɒl ərcol·lar

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1. collar, neckbandnoun

   a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

2. collarnoun

   (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

3. collarnoun

   anything worn or placed about the neck

   "the thief was forced to wear a heavy wooden collar"; "a collar of flowers was placed about the neck of the winning horse"

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

4. collarnoun

   a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

5. collar, shoe collarnoun

   the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

6. collarnoun

   a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

   Synonyms:
   dog collar, apprehension, leash, pinch, shoe collar, arrest, taking into custody, catch, neckband, choker

7. choker, collar, dog collar, neckbandnoun

   necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

   Synonyms:
   throttler, apprehension, dog collar, shoe collar, clerical collar, ruff, garrotter, catch, neckband, pinch, choker, leash, garroter, ruffle, taking into custody, arrest, strangler, neck ruff

8. collar, leashnoun

   a figurative restraint

   "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash"

   Synonyms:
   lead, dog collar, shoe collar, trey, trio, troika, ternary, terzetto, ternion, tierce, trinity, triplet, catch, neckband, threesome, pinch, trine, choker, tether, deuce-ace, leash, three, apprehension, triad, taking into custody, arrest, tercet

9. apprehension, arrest, catch, collar, pinch, taking into custodyverb

   the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

   "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, hint, touch, understanding, mite, jot, stoppage, apprehension, catch, halt, shoe collar, dog collar, snap, match, snatch, tinge, soupcon, exigency, speck, neckband, taking into custody, leash, stop, discernment, misgiving, emergency, arrest, tweak, pinch, stay, apprehensiveness, dread, savvy, gimmick, grab, haul, choker, check

10. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

    Synonyms:
    quail at, cop, uplift, peck, hook, savvy, hear, complete, get, dig, percolate, hold back, nail, glom, nail down, pass with flying colors, perk up, smash, arrest, gather up, get word, nab, snitch, boom, call for, see, find out, turn back, grasp, perk, halt, gain vigor, knock off, ace, compass, receive, sweep through, stop, sail through, get the picture, pinpoint, turn around, apprehend, get a line, comprehend, lift up, peg, intoxicate, pick up, breeze through, contain, elate, catch, thieve, blast, grok, learn, get wind, hold, collect, discover, check

11. collarverb

    seize by the neck or collar

    Synonyms:
    arrest, pick up, nail, apprehend, cop, nab

12. collarverb

    furnish with a collar

    "collar the dog"

    Synonyms:
    arrest, pick up, nail, apprehend, cop, nab

Matched Categories

1. • Band
   • Brim
   • Equip
   • Neckpiece
   • Restraint
   • Ring
   • Seize
   • Zoology

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. collarnoun

   Synonyms:
   neck-band

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. collarnoun

   Synonyms:
   neckband, carcanet, ruff, ruche, collet, rabat, piccadilly, dickey, collarette

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1. List of paraphrases for "collar":

   necklace, collier, collet, col, bushing, neck, cols, cervix, pendant, pass, locket, snare, passes, stts

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1. Steve Vladeck:

   Once again, The Supreme Court has thrown out federal criminal convictions of public officials who, by their own admission, abused their power for corrupt and illegitimate purposes, the harder question is whether Congress will respond to rulings like this one by expanding the scope of these laws, or whether we're going to end up with a world in which criminal liability for such nefarious conduct depends upon the color of one's collar.

2. David Price:

   There's still plenty of sense that we need to address the slipping away of the American dream with blue-collar America, we didn't do it in 2016. But we're not about to concede that or to give it up.

3. Bryan Vaclavik:

   The abuse of trust in this case was unparalleled in the 24 years I’ve been investigating white-collar crimes.

4. Caleb Burns:

   It will be interesting to see if Clinton can hold off Trump in the Rust Belt by going back to the blue-collar vote. If she can, it will be extremely difficult for Donald Trump to find a path to victory.

5. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo:

   The crime they're committing is a white-collar crime, but the crimes they're facilitating are violent crimes that impact our communities across the country every day.