anchored to

Definitions

Physically secured or fastened to a base or support to prevent movement.

Figuratively held firmly in place by a specific idea, belief, or emotional connection.

Connected or linked to a particular point, standard, or reference.

Examples

The small boat was securely anchored to the wooden pier during the storm.

His entire philosophy is anchored to the belief that honesty is the foundation of trust.

Synonyms

fastened to secured to fixed to attached to tethered to moored to bound to

Antonyms

detached from loosened from freed from unfastened from released from disconnected from unmoored from