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Synonyms for buckle
ˈbʌk əlbuck·le

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bucklenoun

    fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

    Synonyms:
    warp

    Antonyms:
    unbuckle

  2. warp, buckleverb

    a shape distorted by twisting or folding

    Synonyms:
    warping, warp, deflection

    Antonyms:
    unbuckle

  3. buckle, claspverb

    fasten with a buckle or buckles

    Synonyms:
    crumple, heave, brooch, clasp, warp

    Antonyms:
    unbuckle

  4. buckle, crumpleverb

    fold or collapse

    "His knees buckled"

    Synonyms:
    break down, heave, clasp, knit, crease, tumble, crumple, crinkle, collapse, crumble, rumple, pucker, wrinkle, cockle, warp

    Antonyms:
    unbuckle

  5. heave, buckle, warpverb

    bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

    "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

    Synonyms:
    warp, heave, gag, gasp, clasp, pant, falsify, distort, heft up, garble, puff, heft, billow, retch, surge, crumple, heave up

    Antonyms:
    unbuckle

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. buckleverb

    Synonyms:
    fasten with a buckle

  2. buckleverb

    Synonyms:
    bend, bow

  3. buckleverb

    Synonyms:
    [Rare.] struggle, contend, strive

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "buckle":

    loop, earring, curl

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How to use buckle in a sentence?

  1. Donald Trump:

    When he said he hit a friend of his in the face with a lock, with a pad lock, right in the face, I say, 'Whoa,' that's pretty bad, and when he said he stabbed somebody with a knife but it hit a belt buckle -- I know all about knives and belt buckles. Belt buckles aren't gonna stop because they can turn, they can twist ... they're not solid especially if somebody's got a couple extra pounds on them.

  2. Peter Wells:

    Which vehicle manufacturer is going to buckle first and become a contract builder for a company like Apple ? That's the question.

  3. Virginia Democratic lawmaker:

    If you get me one more glass of wine, I’ll tell you stuff only Bob Mueller and I know. If you think you’ve seen wild stuff so far, buckle up. It’s going to be a wild couple of months.

  4. Barack Obama:

    Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear, so just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.

  5. Kim Davis:

    I would have to either make a decision to stand or I would have to buckle down and leave, and if I left, resigned or chose to retire, I would have no voice for God’s word. So when that day came, she issued an edict : No more marriage licenses would be issued in Rowan County. It was a decision that would bring down the wrath of militant LGBT activists and their supporters.


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