dead hand of the past

Questions about dead hand of the past

What is another word for dead hand of the past?

It depends which dead hand of the past you mean. In the sense “the oppressive influence of past events or decisions”, the synonyms are dead hand, mortmain. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of dead hand of the past?

WordNet records no antonym for dead hand of the past. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for dead hand of the past come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of dead hand of the past

• Full entry for dead hand of the pastAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for dead hand of the pastWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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