What are some opposite words for chain?

Antonyms for chain
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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"

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  2. chain, chemical chainnoun

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

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  3. chainnoun

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

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  4. chainnoun

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

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  5. chainnoun

    anything that acts as a restraint

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  6. chainnoun

    a unit of length

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  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)

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  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"

    Antonyms:
    unchain

    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

  9. chainnoun

    a linked or connected series of objects

    "a chain of daisies"

    Antonyms:
    unchain

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

  10. chain, string, strandverb

    a necklace made by a stringing objects together

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

    Antonyms:
    unchain

    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

  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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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

How to use chain in a sentence?

  1. Peter Flaherty:

    We were anxious to force the constitutional issue and we're hopeful that we can do that through Andrew Miller, we're hoping we can advance this up the judicial food chain and get a ruling.

  2. Joe Pawlak:

    I think it's a permanent shift, it's more of a chain market now.

  3. Deshawn Yeldell:

    NO CHAIN, She asked me did I ever love her, my reply was of course I did, and she said why didn’t you try an’ get me back, then I told her our love was lost, that you are referring to is not love, It is called obsession, something I could never be. -MillYentei

  4. Dominic Mellor:

    There needs to be a change in mindsets and reassessment of the government's role, with targeted business development support, it needs to move away from blanket subsidies towards targeted subsidies for industries and businesses able to compete and integrate into the global value chain.

  5. Madison Cawthorn:

    Chasten Buttigieg's personal responsibility seems to be lost in Pete Buttigieg's supply chain crisis.

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