Synonyms for collateral
kəˈlæt ər əlcol·lat·er·al

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. collateral

   Synonyms:
   indirect, related, connected, parallel

   Antonyms:
   direct, linear, essential, integral

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1. collateraladjective

   a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

   Antonyms:
   matrilinear, unilateral, perpendicular, primary, oblique, patrilineal, lineal, matrilineal, direct, patrilinear, unsupportive

2. collateral, indirectadjective

   descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

   "cousins are collateral relatives"; "an indirect descendant of the Stuarts"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   matrilinear, oblique, lineal, patrilineal, matrilineal, patrilinear, unilateral, unsupportive, perpendicular, direct, primary

3. collateral, confirmative, confirming, confirmatory, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifyingadjective

   serving to support or corroborate

   "collateral evidence"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, positive, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   oblique, unsupportive, perpendicular, unilateral, matrilineal, lineal, matrilinear, patrilineal, patrilinear, direct, primary

4. collateraladjective

   accompany, concomitant

   "collateral target damage from a bombing run"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   matrilineal, lineal, patrilineal, matrilinear, primary, oblique, patrilinear, unilateral, unsupportive, perpendicular, direct

5. collateraladjective

   situated or running side by side

   "collateral ridges of mountains"

   Synonyms:
   confirmatory, verificatory, confirming, validatory, corroborative, substantiating, confirmative, indirect, substantiative, corroboratory, validating, verifying

   Antonyms:
   unsupportive, matrilineal, lineal, patrilineal, matrilinear, patrilinear, oblique, perpendicular, primary, direct, unilateral

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1. collateraladjective

   Synonyms:
   indirect, subordinate, not directly to the point

2. collateraladjective

   Synonyms:
   corroboratory, confirmatory, concurrent

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1. List of paraphrases for "collateral":

   guarantee, guarantees, safeguards, warranty, incidental, guaranteed, fringe, secured, side, pledge, merchandise, assurances

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1. William Bottke:

   In an explosion, there is often collateral damage, where nearby buildings and innocent bystanders are affected, investigators can learn about the explosive device and the explosion itself by studying what happened to people, infrastructure, and whether trace amounts of the explosive device can be found among the blast damage. Here, the 'innocent bystanders' were the main-belt asteroids.

2. Tom Mobbs:

   Clearly the events show the risk of misidentification and collateral damage.

3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:

   Well you know, mistakes are made in warfare, the drone is another weapon. It's used obviously to try and minimize collateral damage. Americans like minimizing collateral damage. I think it's a part of our toolbox that we should use against terrorists. I think there is plenty of oversight and we are always going to look when mistakes are made. I think it's appropriate for Congress to take a look at it.

4. Kevin McCarthy:

   The collateral damage from Biden’s border crisis extends beyond the inhumane and crowded conditions at migrant facilities, the gross mismanagement of the crisis has also put Americans ’ safety in danger, as we witnessed recently by the two suspected terrorists who were recently apprehended, and it poses health risks to our own citizens. Just in the first quarter of 2021, the amount of fentanyl seized at the border increased by an alarming rate of 233 % from the same time period last year.

5. Fausto Spotorno:

   The notes had to be transferred into bonds before they could be sold as a way of increasing central bank reserves, the central bank could also try to use them as collateral for a loan, at least in the local market and perhaps with the international investment banks.