Antonyms for harness
ˈhɑr nɪshar·ness

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1. harness

   Arms are implements of attack; armor is a defensive covering. The knight put on his armor; he grasped his arms. With the disuse of defensive armor the word has practically gone out of military use, but it is still employed in the navy, where the distinction is clearly preserved; any vessel provided with cannon is an armed vessel; an armored ship is an ironclad. Anything that can be wielded in fight may become a weapon, as a pitchfork or a paving-stone; arms are especially made and designed for conflict.

   Synonyms:
   accouterments, armor, arms, mail, weapons

Matched Categories

1. • Exploit
   • Keep
   • Support

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1. harnessnoun

   a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

   Antonyms:
   unharness

2. harnessverb

   stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

   Antonyms:
   unharness

3. harness, tackleverb

   put a harness

   "harness the horse"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   rein in, rule, undertake, take on, draw rein, rein, tackle

4. harnessverb

   exploit the power of

   "harness natural forces and resources"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   tackle, draw rein, rein in, rule, rein

5. harness, rein in, draw rein, reinverb

   control and direct with or as if by reins

   "rein a horse"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   tackle, draw rein, rein in, rule, rein

6. rule, harness, reinverb

   keep in check

   "rule one's temper"

   Antonyms:
   unharness

   Synonyms:
   rein in, find, predominate, tackle, dominate, rule, draw rein, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

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1. harnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   saddlery, accouterments, armor, array, gearing, equipment, tackling, gear, caparison, trappings

   Associated words:
   saddler, saddlery

2. harnessverb

   Synonyms:
   equip, array, caparison, tackle

How to use harness in a sentence?

1. Pema Letho:

   Windmills are new to Bhutan, and we can easily harness wind (here) given the location of the village.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   We will only secure a prosperous, peaceful and liveable planet if we harness economic growth and development to social solidarity across and between generations.

3. Erica Conrad:

   We noticed my friend’s harness was completely off and we overheard him yelling, you know, my harness is off and it had been off from the beginning of the ride.

4. Claudia Gold:

   When you're 6 months old, or 2 or 5 years old, so many things are going on that you try to make sense of, a song can kind of harness that experience and be comforting in its repetition.

5. Robert Bork:

   As government regulations grow slowly, we become used to the harness. Habit is a powerful force, and we no longer feel as intensely as we once would have [the] constriction of our liberties that would have been utterly intolerable a mere half century ago.

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