hook on

VERB

add

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost continue include reply

STRONG

affix annex ante append augment hike pad parlay piggyback snowball spike supplement sweeten tag

WEAK

beef up build up charge up cue in figure in flesh out heat up hike up hitch on hook up with jack up jazz up join together plug into pour it on run up say further slap on soup up speed up step up tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt

STRONG

decrease detach subtract

WEAK

deduct diminish lessen reduce remove withdraw

VERB

annex

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjoin take over

STRONG

affix append appropriate associate attach connect fasten link subjoin tag unite

WEAK

hitch on hitch up hook up slap on tack on tag on take on

Antonyms

STRONG

detach disconnect disjoin disunite divide divorce loosen separate sever take away unfasten unlink

WEAK

leave off leave out

VERB

attach

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add adhere affix connect fix hook up link secure stick tie

STRONG

annex append bind couple prefix rivet unite

WEAK

hitch on hitch up latch on to make fast slap on tag on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detach disconnect loose loosen lose remove separate unfasten unfix untie

STRONG

disjoin divide

WEAK

disunite divorce sever take away

VERB

bind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attach connect cover dress handcuff restrict shackle stick strap tether tie up unite wrap

STRONG

adhere bandage border chain cinch clamp constrict edge encase enchain fetter fix fold furl glue hamper hem hitch hobble lace lap lash leash manacle moor muzzle paste pin pinion restrain rope swathe tie trammel trim truss yoke

WEAK

enfetter hitch on hook up peg down pin down put together tack on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect separate unbind uncover unfasten unwrap

STRONG

detach disjoin free let go liberate loose loosen open release remove unhitch unlace unlock untie

WEAK

permit set free

VERB

collaborate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collude conspire cooperate hook up participate

STRONG

coact concert concur

WEAK

be in cahoots cofunction come together coproduce do business with get-together give-and-take glue oneself to go partners interface join forces join together join up with team up throw in together throw in with tie in work with

Antonyms

WEAK

disagree divorce part

VERB

combine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate blend couple fuse incorporate link merge mix

STRONG

amalgamate band bind bond bracket coalesce commingle compound conjoin cooperate dub interface join league marry mingle network pool relate synthesize unify unite wed

WEAK

bunch up coadjute get-together glue oneself to hitch on plug into put together slap on stand in with tack on tag on team up with throw in together tie up with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect disjoin dissociate divide part separate sever unmix

STRONG

divorce loosen unfasten

WEAK

detach dissolve

VERB

connect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate attach hook up join relate

STRONG

affix ally bridge cohere conjoin consociate correlate couple equate fasten marry span tag unite wed yoke

WEAK

come aboard get into hitch on interface join up with meld with network with plug into slap on tack on tag on tie in tie in with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divide divorce separate sever

STRONG

detach disagree imbalance loosen unlink

VERB

secure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cement clinch fix settle

STRONG

adjust anchor bind bolt button catch chain clamp close fasten hitch lash lock moor nail padlock pinion rivet tack tie tighten

WEAK

batten down button down lock up make fast tie down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unfix

STRONG

detach disconnect disjoin free let go loose loosen lose open release unchain unfasten unhitch unlock untie

VERB

subjoin

Synonyms

STRONG

add adhere affix annex append bind connect couple fix link prefix rivet secure stick tie unite

WEAK

hitch on hitch up hook up latch onto make fast slap on tag on

Antonyms

STRONG

detach disconnect disjoin divide forget let go loose loosen lose remove separate subtract unfasten unfix untie

Example Sentences

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The clutch stack arrangement of the triaryltriazine molecules enabled adjacent molecules to hook on to each other as the phenylene rings rotated, much like interlocking gears.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024

Another guest, Livingston, made a strong impression with his work singing the earworm hook on the new song “Sorry.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

"What's even more remarkable is some of the teeth have a hook on the end, which we've never seen before in a pterosaur ever," Martill added.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

She tried to reach it with a hook on a pole but the angle would have hurt the animal, Ms Baines said, so she called in firefighters.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2022

There was a little looseness in the tarpaulin as the rope went from one hook on one side of the stem to the next hook on the other side.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

hook on

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