Definitions

on a string

ADJECTIVE

beholden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grateful obligated obliged

STRONG

bound owing

WEAK

in hock into on the arm on the cuff on the tab owe one responsible under obligation

Antonyms

WEAK

ingrateful

ADJECTIVE

obedient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive compliant deferential devoted docile dutiful faithful law-abiding loyal respectful subservient

WEAK

acquiescent amenable at one's beck and call biddable complaisant controllable docious duteous governable honoring in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power obeisant obliging observant pliant regardful resigned reverential sheeplike tame tractable under control venerating well-trained willing wrapped around finger yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disloyal disobedient inconsiderate inconstant neglectful unfaithful

WEAK

contrary insolent misbehaving mutinous obstinate rebellious

Example Sentences

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She also collaborated with director Martin Scorsese on a string of his acclaimed 1970s films including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Taxi Driver and New York, New York.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Kanchan Narayan, 44, uses a damp cloth-wrapped bottle hung on a string, cooling the drinking water inside via evaporation.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

They connect together like beads on a string to form the proteins needed by living organisms.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Hometown fans wondered how the Grizzlies were staying so close when it felt like Doncic had the game on a string.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

He walked with a limp, and he had the ball that wounded him on a string around his neck.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

on a string

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