DEADWEIGHTS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word deadweights. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DEADWEIGHTS
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| anchors | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving • a central cohesive source of support and stability • a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute verb • fix firmly and stably • secure a vessel with an anchor | ||||||
| burdens | nounn | |||||
noun • an onerous or difficult concern • weight to be borne or conveyed • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work • the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse verb • weight down with a load • impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to | ||||||
| encumbrances | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an onerous or difficult concern • a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome | ||||||
| hindrances | nounn | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | ||||||
| millstones | nounn | |||||
noun • (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps • any load that is difficult to carry • one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain | ||||||