BONDS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of bonds

plural of bond

as in handcuffs

something that physically prevents free movement before they could release the captive, they had to undo a number of bonds

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as in links

a uniting or binding force or influence the bond of love between them was so strong that even death could not break it

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as in contracts

a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation signed a bond to repay the money

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as in glues

a substance used to stick things together what type of bond works best on ceramics?

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bonds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bond

as in communes

to form a close personal relationship a man attempting to bond with his new and mistrustful stepson

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Recent Examples of bonds

Noun

This return meant there was nothing new for Vicki to engage with, no new bonds to forge, no new stories to find. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2026 The stadium and a new training facility in Olathe will be funded through the state’s bonding program called sales tax and revenue (STAR) bonds, which stretch across a two-county district. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 Hertzberg, for his part, refused to name any organization or person who may be interested in buying the bonds that would fund this program. — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Endurance testing Heating the material triggers a chemical reaction that removes loose chlorine ions and forms strong bonds between indium, oxygen, and phosphorus. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 This measure would allow for $55 million in bonds to fund environmental and recreational projects. — Neel Dhanesha, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 Falling expectations for an interest rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s next meeting later this month may be giving CoreWeave bonds some room to breathe. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

In one sequence, Jay bonds with a wayward jellyfish — much like Tom Hanks with his volleyball, Wilson, in Castaway. — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026 The young man who bonds with the ghost of his a–hole father while trapped in a gooey cushion of whale intestines stays with the ghost of his a–hole father. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Mia, the kindly next-door neighbor, and her daughter, Noora (Henrikke Lund-Olsen), who bonds with Elia at school. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026 Frozen soil that has held buildings, roads and pipelines for decades can start to sink as temperatures rise and the ice that bonds soil particles weakens. — Ming Xiao, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 Realize that the cement is the glue that bonds the sand and stones in your mix together. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026 Higher rates tend to slow economic activity by making borrowing more expensive and bonds more competitive with stocks for investment dollars. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026 The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Nigel Starck, too, argues that obituaries provide a glue that bonds society not in grief but in an aspirational reevaluation of our own lives. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bonds

Noun

Muñoz was put in handcuffs in his pajamas and taken into federal custody downtown.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
After hours of torture, Chamberlain managed to free one of her hands from a pair of handcuffs with her teeth, unclip a leather leg restraint and quietly bolt out the door as Evonitz slept.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of handcuffs

Noun

Crime went up early in his term, and although a Times analysis cast serious doubt on links between the spike and the district attorney’s policies, Gascón’s name became shorthand for labeling a politician as soft on crime.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Check your email for confirmation links or follow-up instructions.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of links

Noun

This latest project converts earlier plans into firm contracts.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Jackson launched his bid as a relative unknown, though Capitol insiders knew him because of Jackson Healthcare, its lucrative state contracts and his lobbying interest in healthcare, business and tax policy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of contracts

Verb

His interview with O’Donnell relates his story—a faulty parachute, a tough crash, a long bloody hike, and survival until he was rescued by an American plane—in a genuinely moving way.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Most of the funding gap relates specifically to weapons purchases, Zelensky said, and future financing for Ukraine could come in the form of deals for sharing technology and joint drone production.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of relates

Noun

But North Korea’s deepening military ties with Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine have led analysts to question whether Pyongyang is becoming less reliant on Beijing.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in a social media post that the soldiers were only recently allowed to use plastic restraint ties and only in areas around train stations, not throughout the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of ties

Noun

The guarantees apply only to specific properties, inputs, and assumptions described in each proof.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
Moscow has also noted the prospect of French or British nuclear guarantees extending to European states and nonnuclear European capitals considering the development of nuclear options of their own.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

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