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Antonyms for timber
ˈtɪm bərtim·ber

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  1. timbernoun

    Used by loggers to warn others that a tree being felled is falling.

    Synonyms:
    timberland, forest

  2. timbernoun

    Wood that has been pre-cut and is ready for use in construction.

    Synonyms:
    wood, lumber

  3. timbernoun

    Synonyms:
    rafter, beam

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 3 votes

  1. lumber, timbernoun

    the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material

    Synonyms:
    woodland, tone, quality, timbre, timberland, lumber, forest, baseball bat

  2. timbernoun

    a beam made of wood

    Synonyms:
    woodland, lumber, tone, quality, timbre, forest, timberland

  3. timbernoun

    a post made of wood

    Synonyms:
    woodland, lumber, tone, quality, timbre, forest, timberland

  4. forest, woodland, timberland, timbernoun

    land that is covered with trees and shrubs

    Synonyms:
    woodland, tone, quality, wood, timbre, timberland, woods, lumber, forest

  5. timbre, timber, quality, tonenoun

    (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

    "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"

    Synonyms:
    note, shade, smell, tone of voice, caliber, tonicity, lineament, quality, feel, feeling, flavor, look, tint, lumber, tonus, flavour, spirit, whole step, tincture, timberland, pure tone, step, forest, whole tone, character, tone, woodland, timbre, calibre, musical note

How to use timber in a sentence?

  1. Govind Bisht:

    These trees, such as oak, rhododendron and the kharsu (an endemic species), are primarily responsible for groundwater recharging, but they are fast vanishing, being cut, whether for timber or for so-called 'developmental works' such as roads or tourist resorts.

  2. Ernest Schilliger:

    Transportation costs sometimes outweigh the value of the timber.

  3. Evelyn Waugh, Work Suspended (1943):

    Beavers bred in captivity, inhabiting a concrete pool, will, if given the timber, fatuously go through all the motions of damming and ancestral stream.

  4. The EU:

    By targeting the gems and timber sectors, these measures are aimed at restricting the junta’s ability to profit from Myanmar’s natural resources, while being crafted so as to avoid undue harm to the people of Myanmar.

  5. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

    Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used till they are seasoned.

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