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Synonyms for rope

Most common

cable string cord twine rohypnol

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Cord — thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to…

line, cord, twine, string, cable, strand, hawser

2. Circle

circle, roach, roofie slang

3. Infinitude — A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per…

infinitude, rajju

Verb

1. Tie — to tie (something) with rope

tie, tether, bind, secure, fast

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

    Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.

  2. n. 2

    A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.

  3. n. 3

    An individual length of such material.

    All at once, let’s heave on the rope!

  4. v. 1

    To tie (something) with rope.

    The robber roped the victims.

Forms

Plural
ropes → lines, cords, twines, strings…
Past participle
roped
e.g. roped → tied, tethered, secured, fasted…

Example sentences

  • cable They're working hard to get the cable laid in time.
  • string Tom rolled up the string and put it in his pocket.
  • cord Do you have an extension cord that I could borrow?
  • twine Tom tied his tomato plants to stakes with twine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
roperising
cablesteady
stringrising
cordsteady
twinesteady
rohypnolsteady

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

By length

3 letters
tie1
4 letters
line1, fast1, pull1, cord1, bind1
5 letters
cable2, sheet1, leash1, roach1, twine1, lasso2, rajju
6 letters
secure2, circle2, string1, strand1, tether2, lariat3, roofie, hawser
8 letters
rohypnol3, ropemaxx
10 letters
infinitude

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cable2 = 2 syllables).

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corde
Italiano
corda
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cuerda
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