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yoke has 14 distinct synonyms spread across 3 of its 10 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is unyoke.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
an oppressive power
“under the yoke of a tyrant”
a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke
“pulled by a yoke of oxen”
support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team
put a yoke on or join with a yoke
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for yoke come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
“Yoke the draft horses together”