EN

Synonyms for wire

  • noun

Most common

telegraph cable thread score string bug barb wire

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Telegraph — an electric telegraph; a telegram

telegraph, telegram

2. Cable — metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die

cable, thread

Other

barb wire, score string, conducting wire, bug

Antonyms

dewire

All antonyms of wire →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

    Holonyms: cable; wire rope; wiring harness; wire wool

  2. n. 2

    An electric telegraph; a telegram.

Related words

Word family
wired wireless wirelike wireman wiremesh wireperson wirepuller wiretapper
Phrases
live wire mulga wire wire nut guy wire wire cutters wire grass wire service jump wire

Forms

Plural
wires → telegraphs, telegrams, cables, threads…

Example sentences

  • telegraph Tom's face couldn't help but telegraph his disgust.
  • cable They're working hard to get the cable laid in time.
  • thread Which would be better, red thread or white thread?
  • bug Sami gave Layla a drink that had a dead bug in it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
wirefalling
telegraphfalling
cablesteady
threadrising
bugrising

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

By length

3 letters
bug1
5 letters
cable2
6 letters
thread1
8 letters
telegram3
9 letters
telegraph3

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