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Synonyms of yoke in English:

yoke


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noun

1‘the horses were loosened from the yoke’

SYNONYMS
harness, collar, coupling, tackle, tack, equipage

2‘these countries were struggling under the yoke of imperialism’

SYNONYMS
tyranny, oppression, domination, hegemony, enslavement, slavery, servitude, subjugation, subjection, bondage, serfdom, vassalage
bonds, chains, fetters, shackles
literary thrall, thraldom

3‘the yoke of marriage’

SYNONYMS
bond, tie, link

verb

1‘I yoke my oxen to the plough’

SYNONYMS
harness, hitch, hitch up, couple, tether, fasten, attach, join, join up, team
ANTONYMS

unhitch

2‘Hong Kong's dollar has been yoked to America's’

SYNONYMS
unite, join, link, connect, bond, tie, bind