Synonyms for thread
θrɛdthread

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1. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   topic

2. threadnoun

   To put thread through.

   thread a needle

   Synonyms:
   topic

3. threadnoun

   A theme or idea.

   I think I can thread my way through here, but it’s going to be tight.

   Synonyms:
   topic

4. threadnoun

   A screw thread.

   Synonyms:
   topic

5. threadnoun

   A sequence of connections.

   Synonyms:
   topic

6. threadnoun

   The line midway between the banks of a stream.

   Synonyms:
   topic

7. threadnoun

   A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, generally expected to share memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.

   Synonyms:
   topic

8. threadnoun

   A series of messages, generally grouped by subject, all but the first replies to previous messages in the thread.

   Synonyms:
   topic

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. thread

   Synonyms:
   line, course, tenor, continuity

   Antonyms:
   deviation, divergence, aberration, solution, intermission, interruption

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1. thread, yarnnoun

   a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

   Synonyms:
   recital, yarn, narration, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

2. ribbon, threadnoun

   any long object resembling a thin line

   "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"

   Synonyms:
   laurel wreath, screw thread, yarn, medal, decoration, palm, typewriter ribbon, ribbon, medallion, train of thought

3. train of thought, threadnoun

   the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

   "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument"

   Synonyms:
   yarn, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

4. screw thread, threadverb

   the raised helical rib going around a screw

   Synonyms:
   yarn, screw thread, train of thought, ribbon

5. weave, wind, thread, meander, wanderverb

   to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

   "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

   Synonyms:
   rove, vagabond, wind, meander, nose, hoist, wrap, twist, range, stray, string, roll, lift, twine, scent, cast, cheat, wreathe, wander, tissue, divagate, curve, digress, swan, wind up, tramp, cheat on, interweave, draw, betray, ramble, cuckold, drift, waver, weave, roam

6. threadverb

   pass a thread through

   "thread a needle"

   Synonyms:
   wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

7. threadverb

   remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

   "She had her eyebrows threaded"

   Synonyms:
   wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

8. threadverb

   pass through or into

   "thread tape"; "thread film"

   Synonyms:
   wander, wind, draw, string, meander, weave

9. string, thread, drawverb

   thread on or as if on a string

   "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

   Synonyms:
   tie, take in, string up, suck up, wind, meander, attract, get, quarter, pass, withdraw, depict, guide, describe, string, draw in, suck, pull in, delineate, make, soak up, cast, pull, get out, take out, wander, disembowel, sop up, puff, reap, string along, imbibe, draw and quarter, drag, pull out, draw, draw off, line, run, force, trace, absorb, weave, pull back, take up, eviscerate

Matched Categories

1. • Guide
   • Object
   • Pass
   • Pull Out
   • Thinking

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1. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   filament, fibre, staple, pile, small string

2. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   course, tenor

3. threadverb

   Synonyms:
   thrid, go through, pass through

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1. threadnoun

   Synonyms:
   filament, fibre, stamen, staple, pile, raveling, lint, warp, woof, thrum

2. threadverb

   Synonyms:
   thrid

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1. List of paraphrases for "thread":

   subprocess, sub-process, threads, threading, yarn, fil, wire, hilo, filleting, sewing, denominator, nit, threaded, son, string, fillet, cord

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1. List of known nicknames for "Thread":

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1. Leo Tolstoy:

   I know that most men, including those at ease with problems of the greatest complexity, can seldom accept even the simplest and most obvious truth if it be such as would oblige them to admit the falsity of conlusions which they have delighted in explaining to colleages, which they have proudly taught to others, and which they have woven, thread by thread, into the fabric of their lives.

2. Alok Sharma:

   2021 is absolutely going to be a critical year for climate, i want to see the golden thread of climate action woven through every international event on the road to Glasgow.

3. Gerard Cassidy:

   We're kind of trying to thread a needle here because on the one hand we don't want to dismiss this situation but on the other hand this is not a catastrophic 'oh my God here we go again,'.

4. Donny Deutsch:

   You can feel the thread being pulled. You can feel the clothes start to come off the emperor. I believe this is the beginning of the end.

5. Sarah Bajc:

   If ultimately this is a piece of the wing, then that little thread of hope that I have been holding on to will have to break. And reality will have to take over.