Synonyms of pawns

pawns 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of pawn

as in tools

one that is or can be used to further the purposes of another

though he liked to play up his influence with city hall, he was really just another pawn of the political bosses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tools
• minions
• puppets
• victims
• suckers
• instruments
• lay figures
• cat's-paws
• dupes
• chumps
• foils
• gulls
• stooges
• yes-men
• lap dogs

pawns

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of pawn

as in pledges

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise

offered her license as a pawn that she would bring back the rental canoe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pledges
• guarantees
• securities
• deposits
• gages
• promises
• assurances
• guaranties
• bonds
• contracts
• bails
• down payments
• earnests
• handsels
• oaths
• commitments
• sureties
• compacts
• words
• warranties
• troths
• covenants
• recognizances

pawns

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of pawn

as in mortgages

to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan

he pawned his antique watch in order to pay off his gambling debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mortgages
• deposits
• hocks
• bonds
• pledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys (back)
• wins (back)
• redeems