Definitions

strings

NOUN

command

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability authority control expertise government grasp jurisdiction leadership management skill supervision

STRONG

absolutism aplomb authorization charge coercion compulsion constraint despotism domination dominion expertness grip hold know-how might prerogative primacy restraint right royalty sovereignty supremacy sway tyranny

WEAK

expertism upper hand

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability weakness

STRONG

freedom release submission

WEAK

contradiction countermand opposition recall reversal revocation subordination

NOUN

condition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement demand precondition prerequisite provision qualification rule

STRONG

article catch codicil contingency essential exception exemption kicker modification must necessity postulate proviso requisite reservation stipulation terms

WEAK

fine print sine qua non small print

Antonyms

STRONG

nonessential

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 ropes 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 ropes things traffic transactions truck wires

WEAK

balls in air irons in fire wire pulling

NOUN

domination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dictatorship dominance influence oppression repression sovereignty superiority supremacy tyranny

STRONG

ascendancy authority command despotism dominion jurisdiction might power prepotency rule subordination suppression sway

WEAK

preponderancy prepotence

Antonyms

STRONGEST

democracy inferiority subservience weakness

STRONG

inability subordination

WEAK

following submission surrender yielding

NOUN

power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority clout influence jurisdiction law leadership management prestige privilege right rule sovereignty strength weight

STRONG

ascendancy authorization birthright command connection diadem direction domination dominion hegemony imperium license might moxie omnipotence paramountcy predominance prerogative regency say-so steam superiority supremacy sway warrant wire

WEAK

inside track

Antonyms

STRONG

inferiority subordination subservience

WEAK

surrender yielding

NOUN

precondition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrangement essential necessity prerequisite provision qualification requirement requisite stipulation

STRONG

article catch codicil contingency demand exception exemption kicker modification must must-have need postulate proviso reservation rule terms

WEAK

fine print sine qua non small print

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nonessential

NOUN

provision/proviso

Synonyms

WEAK

Catch-22 agreement catch clause demand fine print joker kicker limitation prerequisite qualification requirement reservation restriction rider small print specification stipulation term terms

NOUN

reservation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doubt restriction skepticism

STRONG

catch circumscription demur hesitancy kicker provision proviso qualification scruple string terms

WEAK

fine print grain of salt

Antonyms

WEAK

openness

NOUN

sine qua non

Synonyms

WEAK

arrangement article catch codicil contingency demand essential exception exemption fine print kicker modification must must-have necessity need postulate precondition prerequisite provision proviso qualification requirement requisite reservation rule small print stipulation terms

NOUN

small print

Synonyms

WEAK

escape clause exception fine print proviso saving clause

NOUN

terms

Synonyms

STRONG

charge circumstances conclusion condition details fee items nitty-gritty particulars payment points premise premises price provision provisions proviso provisos qualifications rate reservation specifications stipulation stipulations treaty understanding

WEAK

fine print size of it small print what it is

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement

Example Sentences

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On “Age of Capricorn” a buzzing voice seems to be reciting some kind of code, with strings of letters ringing out over pulsing synths and a blooming bassline redolent of a pipe organ.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Many filmmakers told me that those who hold the purse strings don’t consider such filmmaking a good investment.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The mathematics also requires the strings to exist in at least 10 dimensions rather than the four dimensions humans experience.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Speeds between Cerebras chips aren’t particularly fast—far slower than what Nvidia strings together.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It may also include a piano and/or other keyboard players, more percussionists, and one or more guitar players or other strummed or plucked strings.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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