Antonyms of rivet from BoostVocab

rivet

/'rɪvɪt/

verb
direct one's attention on something
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center centre concentrate focus pore

type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
noun
ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
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stud

type of:
ornamentation ornament decoration
verb
fasten with a rivet or rivets
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type of:
fix fasten secure
noun
heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
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type of:
pin
verb
hold (someone's attention)
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"The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists"

type of:
engage engross occupy absorb

Antonyms of rivet

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