anchor - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

Synonyms

• anchor
• ground tackle

More generic

• claw
• hook

More specific

• grapnel
• grapnel anchor
• mooring anchor
• mushroom anchor
• sheet anchor
• waist anchor

Related

• flue
• fluke
• shank
• stem

Related

• vessel
• watercraft

Noun

a central cohesive source of support and stability

Synonyms

• anchor
• backbone
• keystone
• linchpin
• lynchpin
• mainstay

More generic

• support

Noun

a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

Synonyms

• anchor
• anchorman
• anchorperson

More generic

• TV newsman
• TV reporter
• television newscaster
• television reporter

Verb

secure a vessel with an anchor

Synonyms

• anchor
• cast anchor
• drop anchor

More generic

• fasten
• fix
• secure

Verb

fix firmly and stably

Synonyms

• anchor
• ground

More generic

• fasten
• fix
• secure

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