Synonyms for ladder
ˈlæd ərlad·der

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. laddernoun

   length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings

   Synonyms:
   run

2. laddernoun

   Synonyms:
   stepladder

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. laddernoun

   steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

   Synonyms:
   run, ravel

2. laddernoun

   ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress

   "he climbed the career ladder"

   Synonyms:
   run, ravel

3. run, ladder, ravelverb

   a row of unravelled stitches

   "she got a run in her stocking"

   Synonyms:
   running game, rivulet, political campaign, rill, ravel, discharge, campaign, run, footrace, foot race, test, running play, tally, streak, trial, outpouring, runnel, streamlet, running

4. ladder, runverb

   come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

   "Her nylons were running"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, run away, move, turn tail, range, run, guide, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, run for, black market, persist, incline, draw, hightail it, be given, prevail, campaign, tend, escape, ply, melt

Matched Categories

1. • Come Apart
   • Degree
   • Steps

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "ladder":

   scale, staircase, stepladder, escalator, level

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1. Thomas Henry Huxley:

   The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.

2. Joseph Palumbo in Perry County:

   We're climbing up a ladder, scaling across a tin roof, mud everywhere, the first day, we're sliding across the tin roof to get to the other side.

3. Democratic Governor Jay Nixon:

   Attacking workers and weakening the middle class will not create jobs, in fact, rolling back the rights of working people would weaken our economy by lowering wages and making it harder for middle class families to move up the economic ladder.

4. Robert Greenstein:

   The rule reflects a dark vision of the United States -- as an unwelcoming nation that wants to keep out people who seek to join their family, work hard, and climb the economic ladder -- based on the erroneous assumption that they won't contribute to our communities, our economy, and our nation.

5. Tom Byer:

   Moms and dads want their kid to get a good education, because they see education, rather than sports, as a pathway for success and mobility up the socio-economic ladder.