Synonyms for iron
ˈaɪ ərniron

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1. iron2

   Made of the metal iron.

   Synonyms:
   press

2. iron2

   Strong (as of will), inflexible.

   Synonyms:
   adamant, brassbound, adamantine

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1. iron, Fe, atomic number 26noun

   a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

2. ironnoun

   a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

3. iron, branding ironnoun

   implement used to brand live stock

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

4. iron, smoothing ironadjective

   home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth

   Synonyms:
   branding iron, smoothing iron, atomic number 26

   Antonyms:
   frail

5. cast-iron, ironverb

   extremely robust

   "an iron constitution"

   Synonyms:
   cast-iron

   Antonyms:
   frail

6. iron, iron out, pressverb

   press and smooth with a heated iron

   "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

   Synonyms:
   weigh, fight, beseech, agitate, press out, bid, constrict, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, press, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, put right, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, straighten out, compress, contract, adjure, push, urge

   Antonyms:
   frail

Matched Categories

1. • Golf Club
   • Implement
   • Metallic Element

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ironnoun

   Synonyms:
   cast iron, wrought iron, pig iron, spiegel iron

   Associated words:
   ferriferous, ferrous, billet, ore, forge, founder, foundry, ironmaster, ironmonger, ironmongery, ironsmith, ironware, irony, ironbound, pyrites, metallurgy, metallurgist, siderurgy, siderotechny, siderognost, siderurgical, malleable, smelt, smeltery, anneal, siderite, shadrach, larget, manganese, carbon, speiss

2. ironverb

   Synonyms:
   smooth, mangle

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1. List of paraphrases for "iron":

   fer, erf, hadid, al-hadid, hierro, railway, par, ferro, rail, pars, curtain, railways, ferric, kcrc, tomur, steel, ferrous, rebar, al-hadidi, railroad, kcr

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1. iron

   Synonyms:
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1. Mary Parenteau:

   This work may support a renewed interest in sampling ancient iron deposits on Earth (e.g., Precambrian iron formations) to search for evidence of microbial life, regardless of their low organic carbon content, and may support analysis of organics in iron deposits on Mars, such as Hematite Ridge in Gale Crater.

2. Publilius Syrus:

   You should hammer your iron when it is glowing hot.

3. Michelle Shively MacIver:

   Every single minute, 1,000 gallons of water is coming out of this abandoned mine. It's got a lot of iron and it's acidic, very little life can live in an area that looks like this.

4. Tiger Woods:

   It's going to have to be a special weekend to have a chance, i didn't make enough birdies. Iron shots weren't as close as I'd like to have them( although) I hit them in there close enough I should have made some of those putts.

5. Brad Singer:

   Lava flows are ideal recorders of the magnetic field. They have a lot of iron-bearing minerals, and when they cool, they lock in the direction of the field, but it's a spotty record. No volcanoes are erupting continuously. So we're relying on careful field work to identify the right records.