Synonyms for arm
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. armverb

   Synonyms:
   equip, gird, accoutre, array

   Antonyms:
   disarm, ungird, divest, disarray

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1. armnoun

   a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

   Synonyms:
   weapon system, subdivision, sleeve, limb, weapon, branch

   Antonyms:
   demilitarize, demilitarise, disarm

2. arm, branch, limbnoun

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

   Synonyms:
   branch, offset, weapon, sleeve, tree branch, leg, weapon system, offshoot, ramification, subdivision, outgrowth, limb

   Antonyms:
   demilitarise, disarm, demilitarize

3. weapon, arm, weapon systemnoun

   any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

   "he was licensed to carry a weapon"

   Synonyms:
   branch, weapon, sleeve, weapon system, subdivision, artillery, limb

   Antonyms:
   demilitarize, demilitarise, disarm

4. armnoun

   the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

   Synonyms:
   weapon system, subdivision, sleeve, limb, weapon, branch

   Antonyms:
   demilitarize, demilitarise, disarm

5. branch, subdivision, armnoun

   a division of some larger or more complex organization

   "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

   Synonyms:
   branch, weapon system, weapon, sleeve, offshoot, subsection, limb, leg, section, ramification, subdivision, outgrowth, offset

   Antonyms:
   disarm, demilitarise, demilitarize

6. sleeve, armverb

   the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

   Synonyms:
   weapon system, weapon, subdivision, sleeve, limb, branch

   Antonyms:
   disarm, demilitarise, demilitarize

7. arm, build up, fortify, girdverb

   prepare oneself for a military confrontation

   "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

   Synonyms:
   progress, lace, develop, fortify, encircle, girdle, build up, fort, build, ramp up, beef up, spike, work up, strengthen, gird

   Antonyms:
   disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise

8. armverb

   supply with arms

   "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"

   Synonyms:
   build up, gird, fortify

   Antonyms:
   disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise

Matched Categories

1. • Armrest
   • Division
   • Limb
   • Projection
   • Supply

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. armnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, bough, projecting part

2. armnoun

   Synonyms:
   inlet (of the sea)

3. armnoun

   Synonyms:
   power, might, strength, puissance

4. armnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch of military service (as artillery or cavalry)

5. armverb

   Synonyms:
   equip, furnish, provide, or supply with arms

6. armverb

   Synonyms:
   fortify, put in a state of defence

7. armverb

   Synonyms:
   prepare, fit up, make ready

8. armverb

   Synonyms:
   take arms, be fitted or provided with arms

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1. armnoun

   Synonyms:
   brachium (upper arm), antibrachium (forearm), (bones of the arm) humerus, radius, ulna, epipodiale

   Associated words:
   akimbo, solen, cradle, triceps, chevron, brassard, pinion, discriminal, gesticulate, gesticulation, gesture, brachial, chelidon, elbow, biceps

2. armnoun

   Synonyms:
   branch, inlet (of the sea), fiord, firth, frith, cove, estuary, projection

3. armverb

   Synonyms:
   equip (with weapons), fortify, strengthen

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "arm":

   bras, mra, arms, mras, poor, wing, ami, armpit, branch, arming, hand

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arm

   Synonyms:
   Anatomy Brachium

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1. Tim Huxley:

   It reflects concern about what's happening in the South China Sea and its need to restructure and re-arm, with a greater emphasis on greater naval and air capability, it wants to widen options available and have more choices in the international market place in terms of range of technology and its negotiating position.

2. Sara Parris:

   So, I went to hand him his [stuffed animal] Boo and I noticed that he didnt use his dominate arm to grab it, he reached over to grab his bunny and then again, I knew something else wasnt right.

3. Chris Sale:

   There's no reason to save an arm to go sit on the couch, you know what I mean?

4. Guy Fieri:

   My team and I got involved. My son and his buddies, and a bunch of my buddies, loaded up the caravan from wine country and drove four hours up here, we are just working arm-in-arm with the Salvation Army, local chefs, residents and everybody helping out all of the evacuees.

5. Lois McMaster Bujold:

   Any community's arm of force - military, police, security - needs people in it who can do neccesary evil, and yet not be made evil by it. To do only the necessary and no more. To constantly question the assumptions, to stop the slide into atrocity.