Antonyms for
thread
A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
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All Definitions for Thread

Below are all the dictionary definitions of thread:

1A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
2A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
3A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
4A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
5A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought.
6A continuing theme that modifies the whole discourse.
7Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
8A slender stream of water.
9The line midway between the banks of a stream.
10The continuing course of life
11Thread of life.
12An ordered course, that which connects the successive points in a discourse.
13A sequence of connections.
14To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
15To fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through
16To string.
17To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
18To cautiously make (one's way) through a precarious place or situation.
19To pass through
20To pierce through
21To penetrate.
22To interweave as if with thread
23To intersperse.
24To form a screw thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).
25To remove (facial hair) by way of a looped thread that is tightly wound in the middle.
26To feed (a sewing machine or otherwise a projecting or exposing mechanism, such as a projector, a camera, etc.) with film. [(usually) with up]
27To pass (a film or tape) through a projector, recorder, etc. so as to correct its path.
28Of boiling syrup: To form a threadlike stream when poured from a spoon.
29A screw thread.
30A precarious condition
31Something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security.
32The degree of fineness
33Quality
34Ature.

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

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About antonyms for thread

Finding the right antonym for thread helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.", thread has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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