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harnesses

NOUN

gear for controlling an animal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belt strap

STRONG

equipment tack tackle trappings

VERB

rein in; control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curb exploit mobilize tackle tame utilize

STRONG

accouter apply bind bridle channel check cinch collar constrain couple domesticate employ equip fasten fetter fit furnish gear govern hitch hold leash limit muzzle outfit rig saddle secure strap tie yoke

WEAK

make productive put in harness render useful

Antonyms

STRONG

allow detach disconnect disjoin free let go liberate loose loosen lose permit release set free unchain unfasten unlock untie

WEAK

unharness

Example Sentences

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The couple began by trying different harnesses and getting Roo used to it in the house before introducing a travel backpack Roo could use if she needed a safe space while out and about.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead of incessant strobes and Charli clad in a slinky skirt, performing solo with no choreography, Johannes proposes backup dancers, green glitter, high wires and harnesses.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026

Honnold, 40, is known for free soloing, or climbing without ropes, harnesses and other equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Raised Catholic but long-since lapsed, he instead harnesses an emphatic merger of physical form and fluid red color to conjure a wholly secular vision of the body and the blood.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

In a mirror image above, at least forty people dangle from the ceiling by harnesses, squeegeeing off the already pristine dome ceiling.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera