Antonyms of verb string

1 of 7 senses of string

Sense 7
string -- (provide with strings; "string my guitar")
       Antonym of unstring (Sense 1)
      => unstring -- (remove the strings from; "unstring my guitar")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb string

7 senses of string

Sense 1
string, thread, draw -- (thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries")
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")

Sense 2
string, string up -- (add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical")
       => add -- (make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table")

Sense 3
string, string along -- (move or come along)
       => advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")

Sense 4
string -- (stretch out or arrange like a string)
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")
          Phrasal Verb-> string out#1

Sense 5
string -- (string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")

Sense 6
string -- (remove the stringy parts of; "string beans")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 7
string -- (provide with strings; "string my guitar")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Similarity of adj strung

1 sense of strung

Sense 1
strung -- (that is on a string; "keys strung on a red cord")
       Participle of verb string (Sense 1)
      => string, thread, draw -- (thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries")
       => arrange, set up -- (put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order")

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