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

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

1. collateral

   Antonyms:
   direct, linear, essential, integral

   Synonyms:
   indirect, related, connected, parallel

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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"

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

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

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

   serving to support or corroborate

   "collateral evidence"

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

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

4. collateraladjective

   accompany, concomitant

   "collateral target damage from a bombing run"

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

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

5. collateraladjective

   situated or running side by side

   "collateral ridges of mountains"

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

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

How to use collateral in a sentence?

1. Kenneth Ruoff:

   There's only two ways to continue an all-male line. One is to have concubines, which I don't think the people of Japan would accept ... The other would be to have lots of collateral families, which would get complicated, if they aren't going to change the law, this will happen again, there won't be a male heir. Maybe not for one hundred, two hundred years - but why not change the law now?

2. Julia Staron:

   If you compare the work involved for daily cleaning of the mess and the awful smell, as well as all the collateral damage involved, it has definitely been well worth it.

3. Jennifer Robinson:

   We are talking about collateral murder, evidence of war crimes, they are a remarkable resource for those of us seeking to hold governments to account for abuses.

4. Ewald Nowotny:

   For us, it is quite clear that we have certain conditions to be met. The one condition is ... whether we can accept for instance Greek assets, Greek bonds, as collateral. The answer is, for the time being: No.

5. 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.

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