Synonyms of anchoring

anchoring

verb

present participle of anchor

1

as in securing

to put securely in place or in a desired position

used ropes and sandbags to anchor the hot-air balloon to the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• securing
• fastening
• clamping
• mooring
• hitching
• catching
• fixing
• setting
• wedging
• embedding
• imbedding
• implanting
• entrenching
• intrenching
• lodging
• engraining
• stuffing
• ingraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosening
• unfastening
• loosing
• pulling
• extracting
• unfixing
• uprooting
• unloosing
• prying
• yanking
• tearing (out)
• unloosening
• prizing
• wresting
• rooting (out)

2

as in landing

to stop at or near a place along the shore

we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landing
• docking
• arriving
• mooring
• grounding
• berthing
• making port
• tying up
• reaching
• harboring
• tieing up
• beaching
• disembarking
• debarking
• showing up
• turning up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sailing
• launching
• embarking