What is another word for box?
Synonyms for box
bɒksbox
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word box.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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
Princeton's WordNet
boxnoun
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
"he rummaged through a box of spare parts"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxbox, logenoun
private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
"the royal box was empty"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxbox, boxfulnoun
the quantity contained in a box
"he gave her a box of chocolates"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxcorner, boxnoun
a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
"his lying got him into a tight corner"
Synonyms:
recess, corner, box seat, street corner, nook, loge, recession, niche, quoin, boxful, turning point, boxwoodAntonyms:
unboxboxnoun
a rectangular drawing
"the flowchart contained many boxes"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxbox, boxwoodnoun
evergreen shrubs or small trees
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxboxnoun
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"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxbox, box seatnoun
the driver's seat on a coach
"an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
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boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxboxnoun
separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
"the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxboxverb
a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
"I gave him a good box on the ear"
Synonyms:
boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxfulAntonyms:
unboxbox, packageverb
put into a box
"box the gift, please"
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packageAntonyms:
unboxboxverb
hit with the fist
"I'll box your ears!"
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packageAntonyms:
unboxboxverb
engage in a boxing match
Synonyms:
packageAntonyms:
unbox
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
boxnoun
Synonyms:
caseboxnoun
boxverb
Synonyms:
enclose in a boxboxverb
Synonyms:
strike (with the hand or fist, as the ears), buffet, cuff
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "box":
table, gearbox, checkbox, boîte, casilla, tile, sidebar, caixa, p.c., pandora, carton, case, fund, frame, glove, boxes, category, check, club, mailbox, block, c.p., check-box, textbox, petri, chart, compartment, cardboard, nightclub, p.o., disco, shoebox, cubicle, paperboard, caja
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#272 | check | |
#287 | case | |
#451 | box | |
#459 | category | |
#464 | table | |
#582 | club | |
#1030 | package | |
#1200 | fund | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1662 | block | |
#1784 | frame | |
#2218 | corner | |
#2299 | chart | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2999 | boxes | |
#4134 | disaster | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5586 | stroke | |
#5857 | rap | |
#6983 | tile | |
#7965 | disco | |
#9810 | knock | |
#10147 | buffet | |
#10299 | mailbox | |
#10453 | glove | |
#11575 | stripe | |
#11596 | niche | |
#13176 | compartment | |
#14426 | sidebar | |
#14773 | cardboard | |
#14945 | cuff | |
#17381 | carton | |
#18139 | nightclub | |
#19598 | recess | |
#19772 | recession | |
#20031 | pandora | |
#20553 | checkbox | |
#25109 | gearbox | |
#25251 | petri | |
#29062 | nook | |
#29725 | lash | |
#31190 | misfortune | |
#32343 | shoebox | |
#32989 | cubicle | |
#34052 | calamity | |
#40773 | paperboard | |
#41588 | thump | |
#43222 | textbox | |
#46484 | concussion | |
#54950 | caixa | |
#56504 | loge | |
#61022 | boxwood | |
#62397 | caja | |
#67614 | boite | |
#121963 | casilla | |
#123848 | quoin |
How to use box in a sentence?
We continue, effectively, to take the fight through partners to Daesh, to ISIS within Syria, and we don't want to see anything that jeopardizes the efforts that are made to continue to keep ISIS in the box that we put it in.
It’s crazy to see something that we dreamt in our kitchen actually be in a box on store shelves.
European Council President Donald Tusk:
My intuition is that treaty change is close to mission impossible today because it's not only about rationality, about good argument, we need unanimity between 28 member states, in the European parliament, in 28 national parliaments in the process of ratification. To say that it is a Pandora's Box is too little.
Public Safety Safety Chris Geldart:
We had a truck that came down here – a rolloff truck – has a boom in the back that’s used to pull the dumpsters up onto the truck. He had left that boom up from when he dropped his last box off and that’s what struck the bridge and brought it down.
Things played out in the way we had all expected so we can tick this box and move on.
Translations for box
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- boksAfrikaans
- علبة, صندوقArabic
- скры́нка, каро́бкаBelarusian
- кути́я, сандъ̀кBulgarian
- boestad, -où, boestoù, boest, logell, boestadoù, skouarnadoù, skouarnadBreton
- capsa, llotja, caixa, garita, boxar, boxejar, boix, cop de puny, encapsar, empaquetarCatalan, Valencian
- boxovat, krabice, pouzdro, kozlík, box, bedna, lóže, schránka, uhodit, zimostráz, úderCzech
- bocsWelsh
- skrin, dåse, kasse, bokse, buk, loge, kassen, kuskesæde, jagthytte, boks, bøsning, æske, skilderhus, skridtbeskytter, slå, pakke, buksbom, slag, læggeDanish
- Loge, Box, Dose, boxen, Kiste, Kasten, einpacken, Boxhieb, verpacken, BoxschlagGerman
- θάλαμος, κουτί, τετραγωνίδιο, κουτάκι, φυλάκιο, κασόνι, χαζοκούτι, εδώλιο, πλαίσιο, κιβώτιο, σκοπιά, θεωρείο, πυξάριGreek
- skatoloEsperanto
- caja, garita, palco, cajón, tele, marco, boxear, boj, puñetazo, encajonarSpanish
- kabiin, karp, karbitäis, telekas, putka, loož, arvuti, pakkimaEstonian
- کادر, لژ, جعبهPersian
- koju, pesä, tussu, laatikko, loosi, telkkari, laatikollinen, alasuoja, kuskinpukki, toosa, ruutu, aitio, koppi, koteloida, koiranpensas, puksipuu, [[pakata]] ([[laatikkoon]] ''sg'', [[laatikoihin]] ''pl'')Finnish
- encadré, boîte, protège-sexe, coquille, guérite, boxer, loge, case, téloche, buis, coup de poing, emboîter, [[mettre]] [[en]] [[boîte]]French
- kiste, bokse, doazeWestern Frisian
- dornáil, bosca, pacáilIrish
- bocsa, bocsaig, buail, builleScottish Gaelic
- cur ayns kishteyManx
- קופסה, התאגרףHebrew
- बकस, संदूक़, डिब्बाHindi
- bwatHaitian Creole
- doboz, négyzet, kocka, páholy, ház, dobozol, csomagolHungarian
- տուփ, արկղArmenian
- etuyo, ordinatro, buxo, boxarIdo
- box, kassiIcelandic
- boxare, palchetto, palco, scatola, loggia, tele, bosso, pugno, inscatolareItalian
- ボックス, 箱Japanese
- ყუთი, კოლოფიGeorgian
- 상자, 박스Korean
- capsulaLatin
- Bock, BéchsLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- dėžėLithuanian
- kasteLatvian
- motomoto, pākaMāori
- ду́нда, боксува, ква́драт, бу́тка, кутија, ку́тивче, ку́ќиште, ложа, са́ндак, пре́града, ку́тија, каби́на, сандак, ква́дратчеMacedonian
- kotakMalay
- boksen, bok, bak, kader, doos, buis, inpakken, buks, buksboom, buxus, verpakken, vuistslagDutch
- boks, kasseNorwegian
- ਸੰਦੂਕ, ਡੱਬਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- ochraniacz na jądra, futerał, skrzynia, pudełko, budka, pudło, loża, bukszpan, zapakowaćPolish
- televisão, camarote, boxear, caixa, televisor, socar, cubículo, tevê, boceta, gabinete, buxeira, buxeiro, encaixotar, buxo, socoPortuguese
- baracă, cabană, lojă, cutie, cimișirRomanian
- сунду́к, я́щик, квадра́тик, те́лик, бокс, бу́дка, ло́жа, квадра́т, каби́нка, каби́на, комп, шкату́лка, манда́, коро́бка, футля́р, я́щичек, самшит, буксRussian
- кутија, шкатуља, škatulja, сандук, sanduk, kutijaSerbo-Croatian
- schránka, debna, krabicaSlovak
- škatlaSlovene
- kutiAlbanian
- avbalkning, boxas, koffert, låda, box, kur, bössa, dator, kista, hylsa, loge, kuskbock, fack, ask, fodral, boxa, bås, jakthydda, dosa, skrin, vaktkur, kartong, schatull, lägga, handen, buxbom, slagSwedish
- sandukuSwahili
- పెట్టెTelugu
- gutyTurkmen
- kahonTagalog
- sandık, kutuTurkish
- я́щик, коро́бка, скри́няUkrainian
- صندوق, ڈبہUrdu
- hộpVietnamese
- cåde, boesse ås sotreyes, boesse ås imådjes, boeslêye, boesseWalloon
- 箱Chinese
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