What are some opposite words for receptacle?
Antonyms for receptacle
rɪˈsɛp tə kəlre·cep·ta·cle
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term receptacle.
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receptacle
Antonyms:
carrier, carriage, conveyance, discharger, consignerSynonyms:
repository, lodgment, recipient, magazine, store, case, berth
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Princeton's WordNet
receptaclenoun
a container that is used to put or keep things in
receptaclenoun
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts
receptaclenoun
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
receptaclenoun
Synonyms:
container, repository
How to use receptacle in a sentence?
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape...
Oxford is -- Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another.
And that's the world in a nutshell, an appropriate receptacle.
I go to the automatic reader and if it says not a winner, there’s a trash receptacle there and I drop it in.
The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3323 | carrier | |
#10516 | carriage | |
#24437 | conveyance | |
#26117 | receptacle | |
#64637 | discharger |
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