Definitions

chain

[cheyn] / tʃeɪn /

NOUN

succession, series

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conglomerate group string

STRONG

alternation catena concatenation continuity order progression row sequence set syndicate train trust

WEAK

consecution

Antonyms

STRONG

interruption

NOUN

connected metal links; jewelry made of such links

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bracelet cable

STRONG

bond clinker connection coupling fetter iron lavaliere link locket manacle pendant shackle trammel

VERB

manacle in metal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attach confine enslave handcuff shackle tether tie up

STRONG

bind connect fetter hold moor restrain trammel

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate unfasten

STRONG

loose loosen release

Example Sentences

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HairBALL AND CHAIN: Your emotionally demanding pet cat.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

The last and only time that happened it was OFF THE CHAIN.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 8, 2018

Watch out, Mountain View, things are about to get OFF THE CHAIN.

From BusinessWeek • Oct. 18, 2012

CHAIN, an early marriage; if broken, trouble in store.

From Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune-Telling by Tea Leaves, by a Highland Seer by