Synonyms for Rig
rɪgrig

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1. rignoun

   gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise

   Synonyms:
   outfit, trucking rig, turnout, swindle, semi, getup, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, articulated lorry, tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, equipage, rigging, fishing tackle

2. trailer truck, tractor trailer, trucking rig, rig, articulated lorry, seminoun

   a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

   Synonyms:
   outfit, trucking rig, turnout, semifinal, fishing tackle, semi, getup, swindle, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, articulated lorry, tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, semitrailer, equipage, rigging

3. rig, riggingnoun

   formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel

   Synonyms:
   outfit, trucking rig, turnout, swindle, semi, getup, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, articulated lorry, tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, equipage, rigging, fishing tackle

4. outfit, getup, rig, turnoutnoun

   a set of clothing (with accessories)

   "his getup was exceedingly elegant"

   Synonyms:
   sidetrack, outfit, trucking rig, turnout, outturn, siding, fishing tackle, semi, railroad siding, getup, swindle, widening, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, articulated lorry, tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, kit, equipage, rigging, output

5. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rignoun

   gear used in fishing

   Synonyms:
   outfit, trucking rig, turnout, swindle, semi, articulated lorry, getup, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, fishing tackle, tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, equipage, rigging

6. carriage, equipage, rignoun

   a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, outfit, trucking rig, turnout, rigging, pusher, fishing gear, tackle, getup, semi, articulated lorry, baby buggy, swindle, passenger car, stroller, carriage, coach, perambulator, posture, go-cart, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, pushchair, pram, equipage, bearing, trailer truck, materiel, baby carriage

7. swindle, cheat, rigverb

   the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

   "that book is a fraud"

   Synonyms:
   darnel, deceiver, trucking rig, outfit, turnout, chess, slicker, swindle, semi, fishing tackle, getup, beguiler, trickster, cheat, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, articulated lorry, tackle, tare, fishing rig, cheater, rig, bearded darnel, tractor trailer, equipage, rigging, cheating

8. rig, set upverb

   arrange the outcome of by means of deceit

   "rig an election"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, ensnare, assemble, put, put up, ready, pitch, effect, found, put together, arrange, frame, set up, lay out, tack, instal, launch, put in, manipulate, gear up, order, effectuate, entrap, rear, set, fix, install, piece, rig, establish, erect, raise, prepare

9. rig, manipulateverb

   manipulate in a fraudulent manner

   "rig prices"

   Synonyms:
   misrepresent, set, wangle, rig, manipulate, cook, pull strings, keep in line, fudge, pull wires, falsify, set up, control, fake

10. rigverb

    connect or secure to

    "They rigged the bomb to the ignition"

    Synonyms:
    set, set up, manipulate

11. rig, set, set upverb

    equip with sails or masts

    "rig a ship"

    Synonyms:
    effectuate, tack together, plant, put together, manipulate, dress, place, prepare, mark, put, piece, tack, localize, coiffe, fix, establish, put up, put in, fructify, gear up, go down, found, jell, entrap, position, arrange, effect, define, specify, lay, correct, countersink, adjust, determine, instal, coiffure, do, order, erect, ensnare, raise, go under, lay out, coif, launch, pitch, assemble, ready, set up, frame, congeal, sic, install, rear, limit, set, typeset, rig, pose, localise

Matched Categories

1. • Attire
   • Formation
   • Gear
   • Horse-drawn Vehicle
   • Secure
   • Truck

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rigverb

   Synonyms:
   dress (particularly in a fanciful manner), clothe, accoutre, rig out

2. rigverb

   Synonyms:
   furnish with gear, fit with tackling

3. rignoun

   Synonyms:
   dress (odd or fanciful)

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

1. rigverb

   Synonyms:
   equip, bedizen, accouter

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "rig":

   drilling, platform, tower, ibc, ibcs, rigging, truck, pylon, bench

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rig

   Synonyms:
   Kit-UK

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1. Chris Jarvis:

   Clearly the precipitous drop in oil prices has hit capital expenditures for new drilling in the U.S. with today's Baker Hughes rig count numbers. With prices remaining at relatively low levels without much relief in sight, we are likely going to see further declines.

2. Van Beurden:

   The contract that we have with Fos, the maritime contractor that we have there, the lease that they have in terminal 5 we think they are legally valid and indeed have tested it and are ready to move ahead with putting the Polar Pioneer (rig) there, loading it out so it is ready for its journey to Alaska, we have not seen, apart from the protests, any legal obstacles for us to do that.

3. Dave Lesar:

   Certainly with oil prices a little higher, people are more optimistic, we do think that potentially we'll see an upswing in the rig count in the back half of the year.

4. Gary Staden:

   The idea of these elections is try a solve a crisis but I think they might perpetuate one, my concern is any mess up like failure to deliver ballot papers is going to be interpreted as someone trying to rig the election and that could set off an unrest.

5. Ric Spooner:

   The previous gains reflected the fact that the market is looking forward to more production cuts coming with declines in rig counts.