What are some opposite words for bolt?
Antonyms for bolt
boʊltbolt
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term bolt.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
bolt
A bar is a piece of wood or metal, usually of considerable size, by which an opening is obstructed, a door held fast, etc. A bar may be movable or permanent; a bolt is a movable rod or pin of metal, sliding in a socket and adapted for securing a door or window. A lock is an arrangement by which an enclosed bolt is shot forward or backward by a key, or other device; the bolt is the essential part of the lock. A latch or catch is an accessible fastening designed to be easily movable, and simply to secure against accidental opening of the door, cover, etc. A hasp is a metallic strap that fits over a staple, calculated to be secured by a padlock; a simple hook that fits into a staple is also called a hasp. A clasp is a fastening that can be sprung into place, to draw and hold the parts of some enclosing object firmly together, as the clasp of a book.
Synonyms:
bar, catch, clasp, fastening, hasp, hook, latch, lock
Princeton's WordNet
thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightningnoun
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
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unboltSynonyms:
thunderclap, thunderbolt, bolt of lightning, dash, bombshell, deadboltboltnoun
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
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unboltSynonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltbolt, deadboltnoun
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key
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unboltSynonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltdash, boltnoun
the act of moving with great haste
"he made a dash for the door"
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unboltSynonyms:
flair, dah, thunderbolt, elan, deadbolt, panache, dash, sprint, style, hyphen, bolt of lightningboltnoun
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length
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unboltSynonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltboltnoun
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener
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unboltSynonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltboltverb
a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
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unboltSynonyms:
dash, bolt of lightning, thunderbolt, deadboltboltverb
move or jump suddenly
"She bolted from her seat"
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unboltSynonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampboltverb
secure or lock with a bolt
"bolt the door"
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unboltSynonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampboltverb
swallow hastily
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unboltSynonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampabscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
"The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"
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unboltSynonyms:
beetle off, waste, absquatulate, come off, xerox, break camp, decamp, gobble, chase away, photocopy, go over, vamoose, implode, run off, drive out, discharge, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, skip, dispel, elope, go off, fire, turn backrun off, run out, bolt, bolt out, beetle offverb
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
"The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"
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unboltSynonyms:
beetle off, waste, absquatulate, decamp, photocopy, chase away, peter out, gobble, run off, poop out, drive out, run down, spill, run out, make off, fail, bolt out, drive off, abscond, expire, conk out, give out, drive away, drain, xerox, dispel, elope, go off, turn backgobble, boltverb
eat hastily without proper chewing
"Don't bolt your food!"
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unboltSynonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decampboltadverb
make or roll into bolts
"bolt fabric"
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unboltSynonyms:
bolt out, beetle off, abscond, make off, gobble, absquatulate, go off, run off, run out, decamprigidly, stiffly, boltadverb
in a rigid manner
"the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"
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unboltSynonyms:
slapdash, smack, stiff, rigidly, bang, stiffly, slapbang, slap, slapdash, smack, boltadverb
directly
"he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
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unboltSynonyms:
slapdash, smack, rigidly, bang, slam-bang, stiffly, slap
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
boltverb
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sift, leave suddenly, gulp
How to use bolt in a sentence?
I'm excited to go out there and train with them, it's the world best Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir, i feel I can learn a lot from them and can improve myself as an athlete.
One option would be a bolt-on business in the UK, like an insurance arm, to build the brand here. A new territory is a bigger undertaking.
Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.
It’s hard to explain in today’s world — to explain who I was at that time and the bolt of lightning that it was, i felt like, all of a sudden, some veil was lifted, and all eyes were on me. Of course, they were on others in the film. But ‘The Godfather’ gave me a new identity that was hard for me to cope with.
I just told Anasco Jobodwana that I was going to try for the best, it always gives you energy running against( Bolt).
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