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plural of string.
present tense form of string (3rd person singular).

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command n.
condition n.
control n.
dealings n.
domination n.
power n.
precondition n.
provision/proviso n.
reservation n.
sine qua non n.
small print n.
terms n.

NOUN

command

Synonyms

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ability authority control expertise government grasp jurisdiction leadership management skill supervision

STRONG

absolutism aplomb authorization charge coercion compulsion constraint despotism domination dominion expertness grip hold know-how might prerogative primacy restraint right royalty sovereignty supremacy sway tyranny

WEAK

expertism upper hand

Antonyms

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ignorance inability weakness

STRONG

freedom release submission

WEAK

contradiction countermand opposition recall reversal revocation subordination

NOUN

condition

Synonyms

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arrangement demand precondition prerequisite provision qualification rule

STRONG

article catch codicil contingency essential exception exemption kicker modification must necessity postulate proviso requisite reservation stipulation terms

WEAK

fine print sine qua non small print

Antonyms

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nonessential

NOUN

control

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority curb discipline domination force government jurisdiction management oversight regulation restraint restriction rule supervision

STRONG

ascendancy bridle charge check clout containment determination direction dominion guidance juice limitation manipulation might predomination qualification regimentation ropes subjection subordination superintendence supremacy sway weight

WEAK

driver's seat inside track upper hand wire pulling

Antonyms

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chaos disorganization freedom lawlessness mismanagement neglect

STRONG

advantage inability weakness

WEAK

helplessness powerlessness relinquishment renouncement

NOUN

dealings

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business commerce sale trade

STRONG

affairs concerns doings intercourse matters proceedings ropes things traffic transactions truck wires

WEAK

balls in air irons in fire wire pulling

NOUN

domination

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dictatorship dominance influence oppression repression sovereignty superiority supremacy tyranny

STRONG

ascendancy authority command despotism dominion jurisdiction might power prepotency rule subordination suppression sway

WEAK

preponderancy prepotence

Antonyms

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democracy inferiority subservience weakness

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inability subordination

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following submission surrender yielding

NOUN

power

Synonyms

STRONGEST

authority clout influence jurisdiction law leadership management prestige privilege right rule sovereignty strength weight

STRONG

ascendancy authorization birthright command connection diadem direction domination dominion hegemony imperium license might moxie omnipotence paramountcy predominance prerogative regency say-so steam superiority supremacy sway warrant wire

WEAK

inside track

Antonyms

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inferiority subordination subservience

WEAK

surrender yielding

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precondition

Synonyms

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arrangement essential necessity prerequisite provision qualification requirement requisite stipulation

STRONG

article catch codicil contingency demand exception exemption kicker modification must must-have need postulate proviso reservation rule terms

WEAK

fine print sine qua non small print

Antonyms

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nonessential

NOUN

provision/proviso

Synonyms

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Catch-22 agreement catch clause demand fine print joker kicker limitation prerequisite qualification requirement reservation restriction rider small print specification stipulation term terms

NOUN

reservation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

doubt restriction skepticism

STRONG

catch circumscription demur hesitancy kicker provision proviso qualification scruple string terms

WEAK

fine print grain of salt

Antonyms

WEAK

openness

NOUN

sine qua non

Synonyms

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arrangement article catch codicil contingency demand essential exception exemption fine print kicker modification must must-have necessity need postulate precondition prerequisite provision proviso qualification requirement requisite reservation rule small print stipulation terms

NOUN

small print

Synonyms

WEAK

escape clause exception fine print proviso saving clause

NOUN

terms

Synonyms

STRONG

charge circumstances conclusion condition details fee items nitty-gritty particulars payment points premise premises price provision provisions proviso provisos qualifications rate reservation specifications stipulation stipulations treaty understanding

WEAK

fine print size of it small print what it is

Antonyms

STRONG

disagreement

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Languid piano tunes give way to surging, keening tides of strings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

They fear that any strings attached to the public money will make many private schools balk at taking it.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

Instead of strings, padel rackets have holes in their dense heads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Look at how he controlled the game and pulled the strings when Argentina chased England down in a dramatic semi-final.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The sound from its strings, sweet and haunting and melodic, touches my soul.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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