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synonyms for rivet

  • fastener
  • latch
  • pipe
  • rod
  • spike
  • bar
  • brad
  • catch
  • coupling
  • dowel
  • lock
  • padlock
  • skewer
  • stake
  • stud
  • sliding bar
See also synonyms for: riveted / riveter / riveting
On this page you'll find 1174 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rivet, such as: fastener, latch, pipe, rod, spike, and bar.

antonyms for rivet

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  • key
  • key
  • cancel
  • ignore
  • let go
  • reject
  • release
  • repel
  • repulse
  • disperse
  • dissipate
  • distract
  • eject
  • emit
  • exude
  • misunderstand
  • spew
  • vomit
      • confuse
      • displace
      • forget
      • leave
      • neglect
      • refuse
      • remove
      • take
      • take out
      • unsettle
      • detach
      • disorganize
      • energize
      • move
      • release
      • unfasten
      • change
      • transfer
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      How to use rivet in a sentence

      Driving the gold-plated rivet into steel, Charles Hayden, Class of 1890, marked a new phase for New York City’s storied Waldorf Astoria hotel.
      THE MAN NO ONE KNOWS WHO CHANGED BOSTONSIMSON GARFINKEL ’87, PHD ’05FEBRUARY 23, 2022MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
      “In driving this rivet, I feel that I am driving home the fact that the tangible realization of a wonderful dream is underway,” Hayden said in the New York Times.
      THE MAN NO ONE KNOWS WHO CHANGED BOSTONSIMSON GARFINKEL ’87, PHD ’05FEBRUARY 23, 2022MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
      Unlike your snow boots, the Kindersleys are easy to dress up, what with their classy dark-brown leather, sharp-looking metal rivets, striped red laces, and pebbled outsoles.
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      It turned out really ugly—it ended up lumpy and the rivets were completely smashed, but I don’t regret doing it.
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      She came with an easy smile into the little group, and immediately her magnetic presence seemed to rivet all attention.
      THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITE
      With medium or moderately hard steel all rivet holes should be drilled, or punched ⅛ in.
      ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 4, PART 3VARIOUS
      This process of forming the second head on the rivet is known as riveting, and may be done by hand-hammering or by a machine.
      AN INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE DRAWING AND DESIGNDAVID ALLAN LOW
      The conical head has a diameter twice and a height three quarters of the rivet diameter.
      AN INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE DRAWING AND DESIGNDAVID ALLAN LOW
      The greatest diameter of the pan head is about 1·6, and its height ·7 of the rivet diameter.
      AN INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE DRAWING AND DESIGNDAVID ALLAN LOW
      The greatest diameter of the countersunk head may be one and a half, and its depth a half of the diameter of the rivet.
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      WORDS RELATED TO RIVET

      • captivate
      • concern
      • consume
      • employ
      • engage
      • engross
      • fascinate
      • fill
      • hold
      • immerse
      • involve
      • monopolize
      • obsess
      • preoccupy
      • rivet
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