Synonyms for television
ˈtɛl əˌvɪʒ əntele·vi·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 7 votes

1. television, telecasting, TV, videonoun

   broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects

   "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs

   Synonyms:
   television set, idiot box, picture, television receiver, tv set, tv, television system, telecasting, video recording, goggle box, telly, boob tube, video

2. television, television systemnoun

   a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points

   Synonyms:
   television set, idiot box, television receiver, tv set, tv, television system, telecasting, goggle box, telly, boob tube, video

3. television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle boxnoun

   an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen

   "the British call a tv set a telly"

   Synonyms:
   television set, idiot box, television receiver, tv set, tv, television system, telecasting, goggle box, telly, boob tube, video

Matched Categories

1. • Receiver
   • Television

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "television":

   tv, télévision, televisão, broadcasting

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1. Jim Boeheim:

   I mean, this isn’t television. It’s not movies. It’s real life. Somebody puts a gun in your face. She’s handling it well, better than I probably would or most people, I think. But it’s not easy. She’s a little shook but I think she’s doing much better than could be expected.

2. Rachael Ray:

   In my more than 20 plus years in television, I have had 17 wonderful seasons working in daytime television with Rachael. However I’ve made the decision that’s it’s time for me to move on to the next exciting chapter in my broadcast career, my passions have evolved from the talk show format production and syndication model to a platform unencumbered by the traditional rules of distribution.

3. David Milch:

   I had the great fortune to work with Gregory Peck, and Gregory Peck was really adamant to talk about,' Well, if three out of five [ hit ], that's not a bad thing,' you learn so much from the disappointments as well... So valuable, in terms of what I learned about television, about producorial aspects of it, so it's all part of what your tapestry is.

4. Steve Allen:

   Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   Weve argued that American families deserve better than this partisan paralysis where Democrats literally obsess over impeachment and obstruct everything else, this very morning, for example, the Speaker gave a speech on national television to push forward her rushed and partisan impeachment. Not one word, not one word on the outstanding legislation the American people actually need. Nothing on USMCA or the NDAA or funding for our armed forces. Its all impeachment, all the time.