Antonyms for box
bɒksbox

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. box

   A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   blow, buffet, calamity, concussion, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Compartment
   • Container
   • Containerful
   • Encase
   • Fight
   • Hit
   • Predicament
   • Rectangle
   • Seat
   • Shrub
   • Sport

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. boxnoun

   a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

   "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

2. box, logenoun

   private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

   "the royal box was empty"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

3. box, boxfulnoun

   the quantity contained in a box

   "he gave her a box of chocolates"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

4. corner, boxnoun

   a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

   "his lying got him into a tight corner"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   recess, corner, box seat, street corner, nook, loge, recession, niche, quoin, boxful, turning point, boxwood

5. boxnoun

   a rectangular drawing

   "the flowchart contained many boxes"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

6. box, boxwoodnoun

   evergreen shrubs or small trees

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

7. boxnoun

   any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

   "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

8. box, box seatnoun

   the driver's seat on a coach

   "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

9. boxnoun

   separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

   "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

10. boxverb

    a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

    "I gave him a good box on the ear"

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

11. box, packageverb

    put into a box

    "box the gift, please"

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    package

12. boxverb

    hit with the fist

    "I'll box your ears!"

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    package

13. boxverb

    engage in a boxing match

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    package

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. boxnoun

   Synonyms:
   receptacle, chest, case, coffer, carton, caddy, bandbox, casket, caisson, ciborium, pyx, binnacle, slap, cuff, buffet, stroke

2. boxverb

   Synonyms:
   slap, cuff, spar

How to use box in a sentence?

1. Adam Jentleson:

   This generation may possess the ability to get out of the box, it's up to the next generation to build a better box.

2. Adam Schiff:

   As one witness put it during our impeachment inquiry, the United States aids Ukraine and her people so that we can fight Russia over there, and we dont have to fight Russia here, the presidents misconduct can not be decided at the ballot box, for we can not be assured that the vote will be fairly won.

3. Domantas Sabonis:

   They started making shots, i feel like we left guys too open. We were throwing out a lot of different defenses and they caught on to the box-and-1 and it was harder for us to catch up.

4. Donald Glover:

   The new soundtrack fell out of the charts so quickly, despite the massive box office success, i wish I'd been invited to the party more, but the creative vision for the film and its music was different this time around and I wasn't really welcomed or treated with the same level of respect. That makes me extremely sad.

5. John Suffolk:

   We have no access to this equipment, we don't know what call or information is being intercepted, we don't know when it is intercepted - all we do is provide one side of the box which is blind to what's happening on the other side of the box.

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