bead

The word “bead” has 1 syllable: bead

It's pronounced as /biːd/


What is synonym and antonym for bead?

In the thesaurus, “bead” has 27 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bead along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bead

Antonyms for bead

  • flatten
  • open
  • smooth
  • spread
  • unfold
  • unroll

Meanings of bead

  • noun
    1. Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
    2. Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
    3. A small, round object.
    4. (heading) A ridge, band, or molding.
    5. Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
    6. A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe.
    7. Front sight of a gun.
  • verb
    1. To form into a bead.
    2. To apply beads to.
    3. To form into a bead.
    4. To cause beads to form on (something).

Example Sentences

  • She wore a necklace with a single red bead in the center.
  • A bead of sweat rolled down his forehead during the race.
  • The artisan carefully shaped each bead from glass.
  • He placed a bead of glue along the edge before sealing it.
  • Every bead on the bracelet represented a different memory.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bead, such as: agglomerate, ball, blob, bunch, clump, dewdrop, dribble.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

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baguette

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ellipse

  • ambit
  • apogee
  • arc
  • arch
  • ball
  • bead
  • bend
  • bight
  • bow
  • camber
  • catenary
  • chord
  • chunk
  • circle
  • circlet
  • circuit
  • circumference
  • circumgyration
  • cirque
  • clump
  • compass
  • concavity
  • contour
  • course
  • crook
  • curlicue
  • curvation
  • curvature
  • curve
  • cycle
  • egg
  • festoon
  • flexure
  • globe
  • globule
  • gob
  • hairpin
  • half-moon
  • helix
  • horseshoe
  • hunk
  • hyperbola
  • incurvation
  • incurvature
  • lap
  • locus
  • loop
  • lump
  • meniscus
  • nugget
  • ogee
  • orb
  • oval
  • parabola
  • path
  • pattern
  • perigee
  • quirk
  • ring
  • ringlet
  • rondure
  • rotation
  • round
  • roundel
  • sinuosity
  • sphere
  • spheroid
  • sweep
  • swerve
  • track
  • trajectory
  • turn
  • vault
  • wad
  • whorl

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