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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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It is disappointing to have a gift offered with an open heart — especially one of such great value — only to discover that it comes with strings attached.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

A couple of weeks ago, hall of fame trainer Bob Baffert said he was moving a couple of his strings to Kentucky rather than running at Santa Anita after this weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

In its most recent earnings report, Brown-Forman said sales in markets like the U.S. and Europe are hurting as affordability issues have plagued consumers, who are tightening their purse strings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The Centre for Homelessness Impact, which commissioned the study, says the outcomes should encourage councils to "consider direct financial support for young people leaving care, with no strings attached".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

"Other people have money and things, but these are the pearls Roma women carry, these strings of names."

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman