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Synonyms and antonyms of lock in English

lock

noun
These are words and phrases related to lock. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of lock.
The front door needs a stronger lock.

Synonyms

fastening device
securing device
fastening
clasp
hook
clamp
catch
The ship passed through several locks in the canal.

Synonyms

canal gate
dock gate
floodgate
sluice gate
dam
Grandmother still has a lock of my baby hair in her scrapbook.

Synonyms

tress
ringlet
curl
hank
tuft
coil
skein
bang

lock

verb
Be sure to lock the office door when you leave.

Synonyms

fasten
secure

Antonyms

unlock
unbolt
unbar
unfasten
open
You should lock the jewels in a wall safe. The convicts were locked up in their cells.

Synonyms

secure
lock up
keep under lock and key
shut in
confine
jail
imprison
incarcerate
cage
pen
coop up
impound
put behind bars

Antonyms

free
release
let go
The men locked arms and sang the old school song. Lock your hands together around the golf club.

Synonyms

join
entwine
link
interlink
unite
intertwine
clinch
grip
hold
grasp
clasp
grapple
seize
grab
embrace

Antonyms

free
release
let go

lock

noun
Grandmother still has a lock of my baby hair in her scrapbook.

Synonyms

tress
ringlet
curl
hank
tuft
coil
skein
bang
 Synonyms for lock from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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