Antonyms for
rope
Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
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No Antonyms Found for Rope

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All Definitions for Rope

Below are all the dictionary definitions of rope:

1Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
2An individual length of such material.
3A cohesive strand of something.
4Cordage of at least one inch in diameter, or a length of such cordage.
5A continuous stream.
6A hard line drive.
7A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
8To tie (something) with rope.
9To throw a rope (or something similar, e.g. a lasso, cable, wire, etc.) around (something).
10To climb by means of a rope or ropes.
11To be formed into rope
12To draw out or extend into a filament or thread.
13Death by hanging.
14To pull or restrain (the horse one is riding) to prevent it from winning a race.
15To commit suicide, particularly by hanging.
16Semen being ejaculated.
17Rohypnol.
18A necklace of at least one meter in length.
19An apparatus, currently with limited use by the senior contestants and not used in world-wide tournaments.
20An apparatus program with a rope.
21A long thin segment of soft clay, either extruded or formed by hand.
22A kind of chaff (material dropped to interfere with radar) consisting of foil strips with paper chutes attached.
23A unit of distance equivalent to the distance covered in six months by a god flying at ten million miles per second.
24The small intestines.
25A unit of length equal to twenty feet.

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What are antonyms for rope?

Common antonyms for rope. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does rope have?

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About antonyms for rope

Finding the right antonym for rope helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.", rope has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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