A wise businessman knows how to clamp down on costs.
Source: tatoeba (239388)
Clamp
/klæmp/
Synonyms for "clamp" (118 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: affix, alum, anchor, annex, artery clamp.
- Sentence evidence is available for clamp, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "clamp".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "clamp"
Keep "clamp" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "clamp" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "clamp", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "clamp" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
14 entriesC clampartery clampbar clampbench clampcurrent clampenforcement actionpolicy constraintregulatory actionspring clamptoggle clampvein clampvessel clampvise clampvoltage clamp
Collocations
9 entriesC clampadjustable clampbar clampbench clampclamp meterclamping forcespring clamptoggle clampvise clamp
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
75 translations across 42 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مَشْبَك noun (woodworking tool)
Armenian
1 entries- սեղմիչ noun (woodworking tool)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qısqac noun (woodworking tool)
Belarusian
2 entries- за́ціск noun (woodworking tool)
- заціска́ч noun (woodworking tool)
Bulgarian
3 entries- закопча́лка noun (woodworking tool)
- ско́ба noun (woodworking tool)
- стя́га noun (woodworking tool)
Catalan
1 entries- serjant noun (woodworking tool)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 夾 /夹 noun (woodworking tool)
- 夾具 /夹具 noun (woodworking tool)
- 鉗 /钳 noun (woodworking tool)
Czech
1 entries- svěrka noun (woodworking tool)
Danish
1 entries- skruetvinge noun (woodworking tool)
Dutch
2 entries- lijmklem noun (woodworking tool)
- sergeant noun (woodworking tool)
Esperanto
1 entries- krampo noun (woodworking tool)
Finnish
1 entries- puristin noun (woodworking tool)
French
1 entries- serre-joint noun (woodworking tool)
Georgian
2 entries- მომჭერი noun (woodworking tool)
- ჭახრაკი noun (woodworking tool)
German
4 entries- Chlempi noun (woodworking tool)
- Klammer noun (woodworking tool)
- Klemme noun (woodworking tool)
- Schraubzwinge noun (woodworking tool)
Greek
1 entries- μέγγενη noun (woodworking tool)
Hebrew
1 entries- כְּלִיבָה noun (woodworking tool)
Hindi
1 entries- शिकंजा noun (woodworking tool)
Icelandic
1 entries- þvinga noun (woodworking tool)
Italian
1 entries- morsetto noun (woodworking tool)
Japanese
3 entries- クランプ noun (woodworking tool)
- クレンメ noun (woodworking tool)
- 鎹 noun (woodworking tool)
Kazakh
1 entries- қысқыш noun (woodworking tool)
Korean
2 entries- 조임틀 noun (woodworking tool)
- 클램프 noun (woodworking tool)
Macedonian
3 entries- клема noun (woodworking tool)
- менгеме noun (woodworking tool)
- стега noun (woodworking tool)
Māori
2 entries- rawhi noun (woodworking tool)
- whakakopa noun (woodworking tool)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- krampe noun (woodworking tool)
- skrutvinge noun (woodworking tool)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اشكنجه noun (woodworking tool)
Persian
1 entries- گیره noun (woodworking tool)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Kjlam noun (woodworking tool)
Polish
2 entries- imadło noun (woodworking tool)
- zacisk noun (woodworking tool)
Portuguese
2 entries- braçadeira noun (woodworking tool)
- grampo noun (woodworking tool)
Romanian
1 entries- clemă noun (woodworking tool)
Russian
4 entries- зажи́м noun (woodworking tool)
- кле́мма noun (woodworking tool)
- скоба́ noun (woodworking tool)
- струбци́на noun (woodworking tool)
Slovak
1 entries- svorka noun (woodworking tool)
Spanish
4 entries- abrazadera noun (woodworking tool)
- clamp noun (woodworking tool)
- fijación noun (woodworking tool)
- mordaza noun (woodworking tool)
Swahili
1 entries- mbano noun (woodworking tool)
Swedish
2 entries- klämma noun (woodworking tool)
- tving noun (woodworking tool)
Turkish
1 entries- işkence noun (woodworking tool)
Ukrainian
3 entries- за́тиск noun (woodworking tool)
- затиска́ч noun (woodworking tool)
- струбцина noun (woodworking tool)
Urdu
1 entries- شکنجه noun (woodworking tool)
Uzbek
2 entries- iskanja noun (woodworking tool)
- qisqich noun (woodworking tool)
Venetan
1 entries- tòrcoło noun (woodworking tool)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Tighten the clamp before you start sawing.
Source: tatoeba (8860307)
Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his quick grip clamp.
Source: tatoeba (10237053)
Her head was shaved and secured in a three-pronged skull clamp.
Source: tatoeba (10724631)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "clamp"?
Closest matches include affix, alum, anchor, annex, artery clamp.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "clamp"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.