Synonyms for harness
ˈhɑr nɪshar·ness

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1. harness

   Arms are implements of attack; armor is a defensive covering. The knight put on his armor; he grasped his arms. With the disuse of defensive armor the word has practically gone out of military use, but it is still employed in the navy, where the distinction is clearly preserved; any vessel provided with cannon is an armed vessel; an armored ship is an ironclad. Anything that can be wielded in fight may become a weapon, as a pitchfork or a paving-stone; arms are especially made and designed for conflict.

   Synonyms:
   accouterments, armor, arms, mail, weapons

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1. harnessnoun

   a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

   Antonyms:
   unharness

2. harnessverb

   stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

   Antonyms:
   unharness

3. harness, tackleverb

   put a harness

   "harness the horse"

   Synonyms:
   rein in, rule, undertake, take on, draw rein, rein, tackle

   Antonyms:
   unharness

4. harnessverb

   exploit the power of

   "harness natural forces and resources"

   Synonyms:
   tackle, draw rein, rein in, rule, rein

   Antonyms:
   unharness

5. harness, rein in, draw rein, reinverb

   control and direct with or as if by reins

   "rein a horse"

   Synonyms:
   tackle, draw rein, rein in, rule, rein

   Antonyms:
   unharness

6. rule, harness, reinverb

   keep in check

   "rule one's temper"

   Synonyms:
   rein in, find, predominate, tackle, dominate, rule, draw rein, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

   Antonyms:
   unharness

Matched Categories

1. • Exploit
   • Keep
   • Support

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1. harnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   tackling

2. harnessverb

   Synonyms:
   tackle, put in harness

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1. harnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   saddlery, accouterments, armor, array, gearing, equipment, tackling, gear, caparison, trappings

   Associated words:
   saddler, saddlery

2. harnessverb

   Synonyms:
   equip, array, caparison, tackle

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1. List of paraphrases for "harness":

   mazo, wireharness, harnesses, mallet, subharness, small, gavel, exploit, leverage, sledgehammer, harnessing

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1. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin:

   Someday, after mastering winds, waves, tides and gravity, we shall harness the energy of love; and for the second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.

2. Juan Rodriguez:

   With hundreds of organizers and staff in the early states and Super Tuesday California, we are ready to harness the energy of our thousands of grassroots volunteers to phone bank, knock doors and turn out the vote for Kamala in these 2020 contests.

3. Chris Norman:

   I'm not an expert in the area but I do think we need to figure out how to harness the power of the citizens.

4. Chris Tells All:

   You went from hysterical to just laughing, during the panic attack, the only way I could harness my thoughts was to focus on humor.

5. Malcolm Turnbull:

   The same qualities that enable us freely to harness cyberspace for prosperity can also provide an avenue for those who may wish to do us harm.