Anchor
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| known | known anchor | known present |
| good | good anchor | good present |
| female | female anchor | female present |
| normal | normal anchor | normal present |
| Other adjectives: certain, original, single, actual, real, male, large, huge, little, main, famous, new, senior, central. | ||
Common collocations
| soul | anchor soul | present soul |
| setting | anchor setting | present setting |
| show | anchor show | present show |
| characters | anchor characters | present characters |
| Other words: arms. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- He's been down here long enough that he "has amassed a family, a girlfriend, a child and a small fortune" which "serve to anchor him in his present lifestyle."
Source: Structural Archetypes -
Everyone he saw or was in contact with (the truck driver, the 911 dispatcher, the news anchor, his estranged wife Molly) is present, along with their radios, which they used to play their parts.
Source: Film / Brake -
Lexx had a recurring anchor for the season set on present-day Earth, whose twin obsessions were fluff pieces and the US stock market.
Source: Kent Brockman News
Cite this Source
Present and Anchor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anchor/present
Anchor & Present. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/anchor/present>.
Present or Anchor. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/anchor/present.
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