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Synonyms for collar

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Clothes that encircle the neck. The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

  2. n. 2

    Clothes that encircle the neck. A decorative band or other fabric around the neckline.

Forms

Plural
collars → neckbands, chokers, catches, pinches…

Example sentences

  • choker She wore a stylish black choker necklace to the party.
  • apprehension He detected in her voice a note of apprehension.
  • leash Lorenzo's German Shepherd was free from the leash.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
collarsteady
chokerrising
neckbandsteady
apprehensionsteady

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

By length

4 letters
ruff1
5 letters
catch1, pinch1, leash1, roost1
6 letters
halter2, choker, collum2
8 letters
neckband
11 letters
perpetrator4
12 letters
apprehension4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (halter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
col
Italiano
bavero
Español
collar
Deutsch
Kragen
Català
coll