Synonyms for buckle
ˈbʌk əlbuck·le

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1. bucklenoun

   fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

   Synonyms:
   warp

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

2. warp, buckleverb

   a shape distorted by twisting or folding

   Synonyms:
   warping, warp, deflection

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

3. buckle, claspverb

   fasten with a buckle or buckles

   Synonyms:
   crumple, heave, brooch, clasp, warp

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

4. buckle, crumpleverb

   fold or collapse

   "His knees buckled"

   Synonyms:
   break down, heave, clasp, knit, crease, tumble, crumple, crinkle, collapse, crumble, rumple, pucker, wrinkle, cockle, warp

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

5. heave, buckle, warpverb

   bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

   "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

   Synonyms:
   warp, heave, gag, gasp, clasp, pant, falsify, distort, heft up, garble, puff, heft, billow, retch, surge, crumple, heave up

   Antonyms:
   unbuckle

Matched Categories

1. • Change Surface
   • Collapse
   • Fasten
   • Fastener

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1. buckleverb

   Synonyms:
   fasten with a buckle

2. buckleverb

   Synonyms:
   bend, bow

3. buckleverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] struggle, contend, strive

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1. List of paraphrases for "buckle":

   loop, earring, curl

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How to use buckle in a sentence?

1. Adriana Orsini:

   She really loves her little buckle bar, which is up on the top level, and she also loves the cantina, that's where you're going to find her.

2. Barack Obama:

   Democracy can buckle when we give in to fear, so just as we, as citizens, must remain vigilant against external aggression, we must guard against a weakening of the values that make us who we are.

3. Shelby Smith:

   Either buckle under the pressure or I can pick myself up and make a new normal.

4. Peter Wells:

   Which vehicle manufacturer is going to buckle first and become a contract builder for a company like Apple ? That's the question.

5. Dmitri Alperovitch:

   We should buckle up. This will be a long ride, cleanup is just phase one.