Antonyms for box
bɒksbox

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Compartment
   • Container
   • Containerful
   • Encase
   • Fight
   • Hit
   • Predicament
   • Rectangle
   • Seat
   • Shrub
   • Sport

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. boxnoun

   a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

   "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

2. box, logenoun

   private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

   "the royal box was empty"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

3. box, boxfulnoun

   the quantity contained in a box

   "he gave her a box of chocolates"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

4. corner, boxnoun

   a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

   "his lying got him into a tight corner"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   recess, corner, box seat, street corner, nook, loge, recession, niche, quoin, boxful, turning point, boxwood

5. boxnoun

   a rectangular drawing

   "the flowchart contained many boxes"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

6. box, boxwoodnoun

   evergreen shrubs or small trees

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

7. boxnoun

   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"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

8. box, box seatnoun

   the driver's seat on a coach

   "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

9. boxnoun

   separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

   "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold"

   Antonyms:
   unbox

   Synonyms:
   boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

10. boxverb

    a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

    "I gave him a good box on the ear"

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    boxwood, box seat, loge, corner, boxful

11. box, packageverb

    put into a box

    "box the gift, please"

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    package

12. boxverb

    hit with the fist

    "I'll box your ears!"

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    package

13. boxverb

    engage in a boxing match

    Antonyms:
    unbox

    Synonyms:
    package

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

1. boxnoun

   Synonyms:
   receptacle, chest, case, coffer, carton, caddy, bandbox, casket, caisson, ciborium, pyx, binnacle, slap, cuff, buffet, stroke

2. boxverb

   Synonyms:
   slap, cuff, spar

How to use box in a sentence?

1. James Scott, Senior Fellow, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology:

   The collaboration between secretaries of state, election officials and the voting system manufacturers on the matter of enforcing this black box proprietary code secrecy with election systems, is nothing less than the commoditization and monetization of American Democracy.

2. Aron Hall:

   It's a perfect tinder box to spread rampantly.

3. Clarice Phelps:

   My hands were in the glove box handling that material, i did n’t do that by Clarice Phelps, there was a team, but I know what I did, and no one can take that from me.

4. Cam Adair:

   We know from gambling research that when it comes to slot machines and things like that, the brain is firing with the excitement of the potential of the win, not even necessarily of the win itself, and so a loot box plays on that very strongly.

5. John Higgins:

   They're sort of a black box. We really don't know a lot about them, people need to be aware of that.

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