Synonyms for case
keɪscase

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1. case

   Etymologically, the incident is that which falls in, the event that which comes out; event is thus greater and more signal than incident; we speak of trifling incidents, great events; incidents of daily life, events of history. Circumstance agrees with incident in denoting a matter of relatively slight importance, but implies a more direct connection with the principal matter; "circumstantial evidence" is evidence from seemingly minor matters directly connected with a case; "incidental evidence" would be some evidence that happened unexpectedly to touch it. An occurrence is, etymologically, that which we run against, without thought of its origin, connection or tendency. An episode is connected with the main course of events, like an incident or circumstance, but is of more independent interest and importance. Outcome is the Saxon, and event the Latin for expressing the same original idea. Consequence or result would express more of logical connection, and be more comprehensive. The end may be simple cessation; the event is what has been accomplished; the event of a war is victory or defeat; the end of the war is reached when a treaty of peace is signed. Since the future is contingent, event comes to have the meaning of a contingency; as, in the event of his death, the policy will at once fall due. Compare CIRCUMSTANCE; CONSEQUENCE; END.

   Synonyms:
   chance, circumstance, consequence, contingency, end, end, episode, event, fact, fortune, incident, issue, occurrence, outcome, possibility, result, sequel

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1. case

   Synonyms:
   occurrence, circumstance, contingency, event, plight, predicament, fact, subject, condition, instance

   Antonyms:
   hypothesis, supposition, fancy, theory, conjecture

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1. case, instance, examplenoun

   an occurrence of something

   "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

   Synonyms:
   deterrent example, type, font, instance, object lesson, pillow slip, case, eccentric, pillowcase, guinea pig, lesson, fount, casing, exemplar, character, event, subject, example, cause, good example, causa, representative, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, face, showcase, illustration, exercise, vitrine, display case, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, model, lawsuit, suit, shell

2. event, casenoun

   a special set of circumstances

   "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled"

   Synonyms:
   type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, eccentric, pillowcase, guinea pig, fount, consequence, casing, character, event, upshot, subject, effect, sheath, cause, causa, example, result, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, face, showcase, outcome, vitrine, issue, display case, typeface, typesetter's case, lawsuit, suit, shell

3. lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causanoun

   a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy

   "the family brought suit against the landlord"

   Synonyms:
   crusade, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, reason, courting, eccentric, cause, guinea pig, fount, casing, character, event, grounds, subject, example, drive, courtship, causa, suit of clothes, slip, compositor's case, wooing, caseful, grammatical case, causal agent, face, showcase, vitrine, movement, display case, campaign, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, effort, causal agency, lawsuit, suit, pillowcase, shell

4. casenoun

   the actual state of things

   "that was not the case"

   Synonyms:
   typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

5. casenoun

   a portable container for carrying several objects

   "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"

   Synonyms:
   typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

6. casenoun

   a person requiring professional services

   "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor"

   Synonyms:
   typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

7. subject, case, guinea pignoun

   a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

   "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"

   Synonyms:
   topic, type, font, instance, field of study, pillow slip, case, eccentric, pillowcase, guinea pig, fount, casing, subject area, character, study, event, subject, theme, bailiwick, cause, depicted object, shell, causa, subject field, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, discipline, example, face, showcase, vitrine, national, issue, display case, field, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, matter, lawsuit, content, suit

8. casenoun

   a problem requiring investigation

   "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir"

   Synonyms:
   typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

9. casenoun

   a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument

   "he stated his case clearly"

   Synonyms:
   typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

10. case, casefulnoun

    the quantity contained in a case

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, case, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

11. case, grammatical casenoun

    nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, case, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

12. casenoun

    a specific state of mind that is temporary

    "a case of the jitters"

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

13. character, eccentric, type, casenoun

    a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

    "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

    Synonyms:
    display case, role, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, eccentric, fictitious character, theatrical role, guinea pig, fount, flake, eccentric person, quality, casing, fictional character, reference, event, part, subject, grapheme, example, vitrine, cause, shell, causa, fiber, slip, compositor's case, geek, caseful, grammatical case, oddball, persona, face, showcase, character, typesetter's case, fibre, graphic symbol, character reference, sheath, typeface, lineament, lawsuit, pillowcase, suit

14. font, fount, typeface, face, casenoun

    a specific size and style of type within a type family

    Synonyms:
    type, font, instance, look, pillow slip, case, eccentric, aspect, pillowcase, guinea pig, cheek, boldness, fount, casing, character, event, nerve, subject, example, facial expression, cause, baptismal font, shell, causa, side, grimace, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, fountain, face, showcase, expression, vitrine, brass, human face, baptistry, display case, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, baptistery, lawsuit, suit

15. sheath, casenoun

    an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, instance, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, cocktail dress, pillow slip, case, example, event, display case, showcase, guinea pig, shell, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, subject

16. shell, case, casingnoun

    the housing or outer covering of something

    "the clock has a walnut case"

    Synonyms:
    cuticle, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, eccentric, scale, guinea pig, event, fount, plate, casing, character, pillowcase, subject, example, cause, racing shell, causa, slip, compositor's case, caseful, grammatical case, eggshell, face, showcase, carapace, vitrine, display case, shield, sheath, typeface, typesetter's case, lawsuit, suit, shell

17. casing, casenoun

    the enclosing frame around a door or window opening

    "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced"

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, event, font, slip, instance, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, case, example, display case, suit, showcase, guinea pig, shell, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, subject

18. case, compositor's case, typesetter's casenoun

    (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers

    "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters"

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, case, example, instance, event, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

19. case, pillowcase, slip, pillow slipnoun

    bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

    "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase"

    Synonyms:
    cutting, miscue, skid, type, font, instance, pillow slip, case, faux pas, eccentric, slip-up, pillowcase, guinea pig, gaffe, slickness, fount, elusion, casing, mooring, slick, character, gaucherie, event, chemise, slipperiness, subject, teddy, example, sideslip, cause, eluding, shimmy, causa, trip, moorage, typeface, slip, compositor's case, berth, caseful, grammatical case, slip of paper, face, showcase, parapraxis, vitrine, display case, strip, shift, sheath, solecism, typesetter's case, lawsuit, suit, shell

20. case, display case, showcase, vitrineverb

    a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

    Synonyms:
    typeface, pillowcase, type, face, suit, font, slip, subject, compositor's case, casing, caseful, sheath, pillow slip, case, example, instance, event, show window, showcase, guinea pig, display case, fount, vitrine, typesetter's case, cause, character, lawsuit, causa, grammatical case, eccentric, shell

21. caseverb

    look over, usually with the intention to rob

    "They men cased the housed"

    Synonyms:
    encase, incase

22. encase, incase, caseverb

    enclose in, or as if in, a case

    "my feet were encased in mud"

    Synonyms:
    case, encase, incase

Matched Categories

1. • Adult
   • Argument
   • Bed Linen
   • Circumstance
   • Container
   • Enclose
   • Fact
   • Framework
   • Grammatical Category
   • Happening
   • Inspect
   • Law
   • Person
   • Printing
   • Problem
   • Proceeding
   • Receptacle
   • State Of Mind
   • Type

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1. casenoun

   Synonyms:
   covering, sheath, capsule

2. casenoun

   Synonyms:
   box

3. casenoun

   Synonyms:
   state, condition, situation, category, plight, predicament, circumstances

4. casenoun

   Synonyms:
   suit, action, cause, process, trial

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1. caseadjective

   Synonyms:
   sheath, covering, capsule, receptacle, quiver, chest, event, happening, instance, circumstances, condition, affair, plight, predicament, dilemma, contingency

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1. List of paraphrases for "case":

   cases, event, instances, matter, cas, affair, instance, cause, issue, species, caso, arguments, circumstances, briefcase, situation, 'affaire, box, file, example, occurrence, affaire, dossier, incident, situations, business, fall, way, aqhi, suitcase, argument, decision, scenario, occasion, deal, question

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1. List of known nicknames for "Case":

   Case Woodard

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1. Jackie Lacey:

   I can't tell you how many times I'll look at a case on television and say, okay, this is coming my way. Let's see what it's about, and I open the book and I say,' Oh, no one mentioned that the guy had a gun, or the woman had a knife.'.

2. One EU official:

   We want to move away from case studies.

3. Karen Kovacs North:

   In this case, it also has a feeling of status, as access to the vaccine is limited.

4. Leah Rose Altmann:

   I hope it’s not true, the best-case scenario would be that she’s doing whatever she wants to do. She’s doing a gig and not paying attention to the fact that people are looking for her.

5. Jamie Raskin:

   The Constitution calls for impeachment in cases of bribery, treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors, so the legal case should indeed be compelling, the evidence should be overwhelming and the politics should be bipartisan. He may not be worth it but of course that's not the standard. The country is certainly worth it if The Constitution and the public interest demand it.