String
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old string | old tape |
| good | good string | good tape |
| long | long string | long tape |
| certain | certain string | certain tape |
| Other adjectives: small, strong, actual, large, blue, little, infamous, black, new, final, broken, mysterious, next, basic, sticky, said, giant, purple. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Everything in a theatre is held together by either duct tape, gaffer tape, 12 gauge wire, paint, bits of string, intense prayer, or some combination of the above.
Source: Duct Tape for Everything -
Cool Starship: Subverted - the John Pym is very old and very battered, held together with duct tape and string, but she is also one of the fastest starships in the known galaxy - in a straight line - thanks to a massive non standard engine.
Source: Literature / Space Captain Smith -
The resulting string of critically acclaimed albums, Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi and Future Days saw the band abandon any semblance of traditional song structures in favour of free improvisation, embracing constructing songs from tape editing, electronics and worldbeat influences even further.
Source: Music / Can
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Tape and String. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/string/tape
String & Tape. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/string/tape>.
Tape or String. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/string/tape.
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