Antonyms for bond
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : bond |
| Phonetic Transcription : bÉ’nd |
Definition of bond
Origin :- early 13c., "anything that binds," phonetic variant of band (n.1). For vowel change, see long (adj.); also influenced by Old English bonda "householder," literally "dweller" (see bondage). Legalistic sense first recorded 1590s.
- noun binder or fastener
- noun association, relation
- noun guarantee; contract
- verb fasten; stick
- If he touched the hand of this man, there would be a bond between them which only death could break.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He had not thought of God as the bond of life between him and them, nor sought to nourish the life in them.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- The bond was delivered to Fox, who tore it up and flung the pieces into the fire.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- Religion was the law of the family, and the bond of delightful union.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- It asks no other bond than his promise, no other evidence or attestation than his veracity.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- You'll pay the bond now, I suppose, to save us trouble afterwards.'
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- It was strange, it was touching, to see the bond between father and son.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- But there was a change, and the bond seemed suddenly loosened.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- "Wait a minute, Bond," he said as he handed me the dispatch.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- Here be men who would destroy Bastilles for you, if it were nominated in the bond.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
Synonyms for bond
- affiliation
- affinity
- agreement
- attachment
- band
- bargain
- bind
- binding
- certificate
- chain
- collateral
- compact
- connect
- connection
- connective
- convention
- cord
- covenant
- debenture
- fastening
- fetter
- fix
- friendship
- fuse
- glue
- guaranty
- gum
- gunk
- handcuff
- hookup
- interrelationship
- irons
- liaison
- ligature
- link
- linkage
- manacle
- marriage
- network
- nexus
- obligation
- pact
- paste
- pledge
- promise
- relationship
- restraint
- rope
- security
- shackle
- stickum
- tie
- tie-in
- transaction
- union
- warrant
- warranty
- wire
- word
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