Antonyms for chain
tʃeɪncha·in

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   • Ligament
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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

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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. Biologist Josh Grinath:

   I think that ants are the most interesting species in this chain of species I've been interacting with, because the bears are targeting this one highly connected species, they have the potential to influence all of the organisms in this meadow.

2. Geely Automobile:

   The recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus had caused serious disruption to our supply chain and thus our production levels, meaning additional pressure on our business volume and profitability in 2020.

3. Chris Retzler:

   You're starting to see a repurposing of the supply chain and that could give some companies another leg of growth, this has the potential to drive revenues higher and lead to some earnings surprises.

4. Sara Cromer:

   It's also possible that there's the acute inflammation of getting Covid which may be present in low levels, even in asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases, that can lead to a short-term insulin resistance, which can maybe snowball or set off a chain of events that leads to more longer-term insulin resistance.

5. Aleksandar Vucic:

   If we manage to do it, that would be very important not only for 5,000 employees in Zelezara, but also for some 10,000 people who work in the supply chain.

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