Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "cable" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

hawser

Typical Location

back of computer computer desk electrical device radio shack substation sweater pattern television

Capable Of

bundle of wire connect cunstructed of steel

Coordinate Terms

hawser

Derived Terms

Bowden cable Cablegate IDE cable SATA cable Y cable anticable array cable basic cable belted cable booster cable cable TV cable box cable buoy cable car cable core cable drum cable ferry cable gland cable guy cable harness cable internet cable jack cable joint cable jointing cable knit cable knitting cable man cable modem cable moulding cable needle cable puller cable radio cable release cable ship cable spaghetti cable station cable stitch cable stripper cable television cable terminal cable theory cable tidy cable tie cable tramway cable tray cable up cable-actuated cable-car cable-knit cable-lacing cable-laid cable-laid rope cable-ready cable-stayed bridge cablecar cablecast cablegami cablegram cableless cablelike cableman cabler cablese cablevision cableway cablework chain cable chain-cable coax cable coaxial cable crossover cable data cable extension cable jumper cable kettle cable male-to-male cable monocable multicable nanocable noncable octopus cable power cable recable ribbon cable rollover cable screened cable sheathed cable shielded cable slip the cable starter cable stream cable suicide cable uncable wireless cable wye cable

Context

architecture finance material nautical telegraphy unit

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

TV conductor fasten fix linear measure linear unit rope secure telecasting telecommunicate telegram television television system video wire

Type Of (IsA)

big wire conductor cord device linear unit old name for telegram rope synonym for telegram telegram television ver strong cord

Manner Of

fasten telecommunicate

Part Of

suspension bridge telephone system

Receives Action

constructed of steel

Related Terms

cablet

Related Terms

anchor assembly cable laid cablet cabling chain coaxial column communicate connection convex cord currency fasten fathom fibreoptic internet length media moor moulding nautical mile ornament provide rope rounded section send shaft ship shows telegram telephone telephone wires television thick thick wire transmitting transmitting shows tv tv connection wire wires wrap

Synonym Network

cable length cable television cablegram cord wire rope

Used For

allowing computers to communicate carrying electricity carrying things conduct electrical or optical impulses connect television to many networks connect to tv station connect two computers connecting two electrical devices holding up bridge keeping ship in place many different things moving elevator strong connector holding things together supporting bridge transfer energy or information transmitting information transmitting signal tying down

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.