Synonyms for pawn
pɔnpawn

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1. pawn

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impignorate

   Antonyms:
   ransom, redeem

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1. pawnnoun

   an article deposited as security

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

2. instrument, pawn, cat's-pawnoun

   a person used by another to gain an end

   Synonyms:
   instrument, legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrument

3. pawnnoun

   (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

4. pawnverb

   borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

5. pawn, soak, hockverb

   leave as a guarantee in return for money

   "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

   Synonyms:
   fleece, hit it up, imbue, surcharge, dowse, inebriate, hook, overcharge, pluck, drench, souse, sop, soak, hock, gazump, intoxicate, rob, douse, plume

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1. • Assistant
   • Chess
   • Chessman
   • Pledge

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1. pawnnoun

   Synonyms:
   pledge (of a chattel to secure a debt), gage, security

2. pawnverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, offer or give as security

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1. pawnverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impawn

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1. List of paraphrases for "pawn":

   pion, plaything, prefect, puppet

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1. Dante Biss-Grayson Halleck:

   Felt like another pawn, like we are still getting caught up in politics.

2. Leslie Allen Merritt Jr.:

   All I have to say is I'm the wrong guy, my gun's been in the pawn shop for the last two months. I didn't even have access to a weapon.

3. Bobby Brown:

   Nick Gordon know if there was something concrete I think I'd be in cuffs, you know what I was ? I was Nick Gordon and then I became a pawn, somebody just to point the finger at.

4. Nathan Catura:

   You feel like a pawn in this big political windstorm. You feel like you're not worth anything.

5. Kevin McAleenan:

   No child should be a pawn in a scheme to manipulate our immigration system.