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ropes

NOUN

authority

Synonyms

STRONGEST

force government jurisdiction rule

STRONG

ascendancy authorization beef charge clout command credit domination dominion edge esteem goods guts influence juice jump license mastery might permission permit pizazz pow powerhouse prerogative prestige punch right say say-so steam strength stuff supremacy sway warrant weight word

WEAK

leg up might and main strong arm upper hand what it takes whip hand

Antonyms

STRONG

breach break disadvantage inferiority lack lethargy powerlessness prohibition subordination weakness

NOUN

control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority curb discipline domination force government jurisdiction management oversight regulation restraint restriction rule supervision

STRONG

ascendancy bridle charge check clout containment determination direction dominion guidance juice limitation manipulation might predomination qualification regimentation strings subjection subordination superintendence supremacy sway weight

WEAK

driver's seat inside track upper hand wire pulling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chaos disorganization freedom lawlessness mismanagement neglect

STRONG

advantage inability weakness

WEAK

helplessness powerlessness relinquishment renouncement

NOUN

dealings

Synonyms

STRONGEST

business commerce sale trade

STRONG

affairs concerns doings intercourse matters proceedings strings things traffic transactions truck wires

WEAK

balls in air irons in fire wire pulling

NOUN

form

Synonyms

STRONGEST

behavior fashion law manner method mode practice process regulation rule style way

STRONG

canon ceremonial channels conduct convention custom decorum etiquette formality habit layout manners precept proceeding propriety protocol rite ritual setup usage

WEAK

by the book by the numbers convenance done thing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lawlessness

STRONG

bad manners impropriety

WEAK

disarrangement disorganization shapelessness

NOUN

influence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clout consequence control domination effect force impact importance leadership leverage money pressure prestige repercussion reputation significance weight

STRONG

access agency ascendancy character command connections credit direction dominion drag esteem fame fix grease guidance hold imprint in juice magnetism mark moment monopoly network notoriety predominance prerogative prominence pull rule spell supremacy sway

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning cause commencement insignificance origin powerlessness source start triviality unimportance weakness

STRONG

subordination

WEAK

impotence incapacity inferiority

NOUN

leverage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage bargaining chip clout weight

STRONG

ascendancy authority break drag edge grease power pull rank suction

WEAK

jump on

Antonyms

STRONG

weakness

NOUN

say-so

Synonyms

STRONG

ascendancy authorization beef charge clout command control credit domination dominion edge esteem force goods government guts influence juice jump jurisdiction license mastery might permission permit pizazz pow power powerhouse prerogative prestige punch right rule say sovereignty steam strength stuff supremacy sway warrant weight word zap

WEAK

leg up might and main strong arm upper hand what it takes whip hand

Antonyms

STRONG

breach break disadvantage impotence inability incapacity incompetence inefficiency inferiority lack lethargy powerlessness prohibition submission subordination subservience surrender weakness yielding

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The crews use mooring ropes to lash the ships as close as 11 feet from each other so that they roll in the waves together.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Pictures posted by climbers show a long line of people climbing up fixed ropes, queueing in the icy, low-oxygen high-altitude zones.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The Nepali climbers managed to fix ropes and ladders as they found a way past the obstacle on Wednesday morning.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It would have been easier if Selkie had helped, but sea lions aren’t much good at swinging on ropes.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

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