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Antonyms for anchor
ˈæŋ kəran·chor

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term anchor.

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. anchor, ground tacklenoun

    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

    Synonyms:
    ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

  2. anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpinnoun

    a central cohesive source of support and stability

    "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"

    Synonyms:
    anchorman, key, linchpin, ground tackle, lynchpin, rachis, headstone, grit, sand, anchorperson, spinal column, keystone, guts, back, backbone, pillar, spine, mainstay, moxie, gumption, vertebral column

  3. anchor, anchorman, anchorpersonverb

    a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

    Synonyms:
    ground tackle, backbone, lynchpin, linchpin, anchorperson, anchorman, keystone, mainstay

  4. anchor, groundverb

    fix firmly and stably

    "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

    Synonyms:
    prime, base, run aground, cast anchor, strand, undercoat, drop anchor, found, establish, ground

  5. anchor, cast anchor, drop anchorverb

    secure a vessel with an anchor

    "We anchored at Baltimore"

    Synonyms:
    ground, cast anchor, drop anchor

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. anchornoun

    Synonyms:
    (small) kedge, grapnel, grapline, killock

How to use anchor in a sentence?

  1. Freudenberg Chief Executive Mohsen Sohi:

    We still consider a stock market flotation of Vibracoustic, but not in the near future as market conditions are unfavorable. In the event of a future listing, Freudenberg will definitely remain an anchor investor of Vibracoustic.

  2. Peter Larson:

    Ever since we created that little museum on our parents' ranch, it's always been our dream to have a museum here in Hill City (South Dakota), and finding Sue, the Tyrannosaurus Rex -- here's the anchor for the museum.

  3. Isabelle Huppert:

    I think women are already on a good path. It's good to anchor it, the movies to be better and better, to give better roles to women and to give better opportunities for women to direct movies and to write scripts.

  4. Andrew Lack:

    We are building a network that has as its core value delivering breaking news better than anyone else. It is not about the anchor who happens to be delivering the news, brian will be such an important contribution to MSNBC's page-turn here.

  5. Page Six:

    A CNN insider confirmed Buck went to CNN boss Jeff Zucker and asked to be taken off Cuomo’s show and moved to another department, which he agreed to, the insider denied rumors that Buck was given a significant pay-off to stay silent over her spat with the agitable anchor.

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