Synonyms for rubber
ˈrʌb ərrub·ber

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1. rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchoucnoun

   an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

   Synonyms:
   prophylactic, pencil eraser, condom, safety, galosh, safe, natural rubber, rubber eraser, golosh, arctic, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, caoutchouc, gum elastic

   Antonyms:
   good

2. rubber, synthetic rubbernoun

   any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

   Synonyms:
   prophylactic, pencil eraser, condom, safety, galosh, safe, natural rubber, rubber eraser, golosh, arctic, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, caoutchouc, gum elastic

   Antonyms:
   good

3. rubber eraser, rubber, pencil erasernoun

   an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil

   Synonyms:
   prophylactic, pencil eraser, condom, safety, galosh, safe, natural rubber, rubber eraser, golosh, arctic, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, caoutchouc, gum elastic

   Antonyms:
   good

4. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylacticnoun

   contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

   Synonyms:
   condom, caoutchouc, base hit, preventive, safe, guard, arctic, safety, safety device, refuge, pencil eraser, golosh, preventative, rubber eraser, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, galosh, gum elastic, prophylactic, natural rubber

   Antonyms:
   good

5. arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoeadjective

   a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

   Synonyms:
   condom, caoutchouc, safe, arctic, safety, hawkshaw, pencil eraser, golosh, dick, rubber eraser, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, galosh, gum elastic, prophylactic, natural rubber

   Antonyms:
   good

6. rubber, no-goodverb

   returned for lack of funds

   "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"

   Synonyms:
   no-good, meritless, sorry, no-count, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, no-account

   Antonyms:
   good

7. rubberize, rubberise, rubberverb

   coat or impregnate with rubber

   "rubberize fabric for rain coats"

   Synonyms:
   rubberize, rubberise

   Antonyms:
   good

Matched Categories

1. • Contraceptive
   • Eraser
   • Synthetic

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rubbernoun

   Synonyms:
   caoutchouc, india-rubber, gum-elastic

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

1. rubbernoun

   Synonyms:
   caoutchouc, india-rubber, overshoe, galoshe, galoche, eraser

   Associated words:
   vulcanize, vulcanization

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1. List of paraphrases for "rubber":

   goma, styrene-butadiene-styrene, builet, booby, plastic, condom

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1. Riverkeeper Dan Tonsmeire:

   With the exacerbated drought conditions that we have now, it’s like stretching the rubber band a lot further than where we would typically get to, you get to a point where the rubber band won’t come back to where it was or even worse it would break and the system unravels.

2. Zehava Gal-On:

   Why can't they give even general explanations. They are forbidden from saying the Shin Bet and Mossad ? , i am not the committee's rubber stamp.

3. Janelle Eli:

   When we spotted flimsy rafts and boats with our searchlight in the pitch dark, my heart always skipped a beat, she said. We could see through binoculars that rubber rafts were bowing under the weight of so many people. Hundreds of eyes looking back at us — stunned and panicked, but hopeful they’d be rescued. [D]rowning isn’t the only cause of death.

4. Michael Drake:

   The culture is where the rubber meets the road, so that's people's individual decisions, that goes through everybody's heart. That's where the battle is.

5. Joe Biden:

   I'm looking at [New Hampshire] Gov. [Chris] Sununu on the board here. He talks about that a lot, and it ultimately gets down to where the rubber meets the road and that's where the patient is in need of help, or preventing the need for help.