Synonyms for pawn
pɔnpawn

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1. pawn

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impignorate

   Antonyms:
   ransom, redeem

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1. pawnnoun

   an article deposited as security

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

2. instrument, pawn, cat's-pawnoun

   a person used by another to gain an end

   Synonyms:
   instrument, legal document, cat's-paw, official document, tool, musical instrument, instrumental role, legal instrument

3. pawnnoun

   (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

4. pawnverb

   borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan

   Synonyms:
   instrument, cat's-paw

5. pawn, soak, hockverb

   leave as a guarantee in return for money

   "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

   Synonyms:
   fleece, hit it up, imbue, surcharge, dowse, inebriate, hook, overcharge, pluck, drench, souse, sop, soak, hock, gazump, intoxicate, rob, douse, plume

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1. • Assistant
   • Chess
   • Chessman
   • Pledge

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1. pawnnoun

   Synonyms:
   pledge (of a chattel to secure a debt), gage, security

2. pawnverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, offer or give as security

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1. pawnverb

   Synonyms:
   pledge, impawn

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1. List of paraphrases for "pawn":

   pion, plaything, prefect, puppet

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1. Carolyn Shapiro:

   He doesn't want to be taken for a fool and he doesn't want to be seen as a pawn or that he doesn't have his own independent constitutional role.

2. Bobby Brown:

   Nick Gordon know if there was something concrete I think I'd be in cuffs, you know what I was ? I was Nick Gordon and then I became a pawn, somebody just to point the finger at.

3. John Brennan:

   The fact that Omarosa Manigault Newman's using a security clearance of a former CIA director as a pawn in Omarosa Manigault Newman public relations strategy I think is just so reflective of somebody who, quite frankly, I don't want to use this term maybe, but Omarosa Manigault Newman's drunk on power. Omarosa Manigault Newman really is, and I think Omarosa Manigault Newman's abusing the powers of that office.

4. Daniel Hoffman:

   If Robert Anderson Jr. look at what Miss Butina did, there really isn't anything nefarious about what Miss Butina is doing, miss Butina had no idea where Miss Butina fit in Vladimir Putin's chess game. Miss Butina's just a pawn.

5. Cherelle Griner:

   I just keep hearing that he has the power, she's a political pawn, so if they're holding her because they want you [ Biden ] to do something, then I want you to do it.