Synonyms for cable

Most common

rope · cord · wire rope · transmission line · cablegram

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.

2. n. 2

   A long object used to make a physical connection. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.

3. v. 1

   To provide (something) with cable(s).

Related words

Word family

cablegram cable-lacing cableway

Phrases

cable car cable tie cable tramway jumper cable suicide cable power cable booster cable coax cable

Forms

Plural

cables → cords, ropes, strings, lines…

Past participle

cabled
e.g. cabled → wired, telegraphed, telegrammed…

Example sentences

• rope The rope broke when we were climbing the mountain.
• cord Do you have an extension cord that I could borrow?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

line¹, wire², rope¹, cord¹

6 letters

string¹

8 letters

telegram³

9 letters

telegraph³, cablegram³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wire² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

câble

Italiano

cavo

Español

cable

Deutsch

Kabel

Català

cable