Synonyms of strings

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noun

plural of string

1

as in wires

a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things

a piece of string won't hold that gate shut if a big wind comes along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wires
• cables
• ropes
• cords
• laces
• lines
• lacings
• halyards
• guys
• lanyards
• stays
• bungees
• bungee cords
• whipcords

2

as in lines

a series of persons or things arranged one behind another

a string of cars stretching as far as we could see

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lines
• columns
• queues
• files
• rows
• trains
• cues
• ranges
• ranks
• chains
• sequences
• arrays
• tiers
• echelons
• progressions
• successions

3

as in sequences

a series of things linked together

recounted the string of events that led to the murder

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sequences
• chains
• trains
• concatenations
• progressions
• nexus
• catenas
• consecutions
• catenations
• catenae
• nexuses
• belts
• cycles
• spectra
• scales
• chain reactions
• gauntlets
• circles
• files
• streams
• flows
• spectrums
• rows
• rivers
• vicious cycles
• successions
• vicious circles
• continua
• continuums
• queues
• lines
• gantlets
• ranges
• gamuts

strings

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verb

present tense third-person singular of string

as in threads

to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread

the prosecuting attorney strung the evidence together so that the accused man really did look guilty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threads
• connects
• links
• weaves
• concatenates
• chains
• joins
• intertwines
• intersperses
• unites
• laces
• interlaces
• interweaves
• wreathes