Antonyms for canal
kəˈnælcanal

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1. • Astronomy
   • Channel
   • Passage
   • Provide

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1. canalnoun

   (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

   Synonyms:
   epithelial duct, duct, channel

2. duct, epithelial duct, canal, channelnoun

   a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

   "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"

   Synonyms:
   epithelial duct, line, transmission channel, channel, distribution channel, television channel, communication channel, duct, groove

3. canalverb

   long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

   Synonyms:
   epithelial duct, duct, channel

4. canal, canalize, canaliseverb

   provide (a city) with a canal

   Synonyms:
   canalize, canalise, channel

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. canalnoun

   Synonyms:
   channel

   Associated words:
   towpath, berm, heelpath, lock

How to use canal in a sentence?

1. Le Cun:

   Then I saw a tiny light in the distance, almost like somebody lit a match, then all the sudden it was on me, it spit me out into the sunlight into this canal and there were tons of fish around. Goliath groupers, tarpons, a bunch of fish that didn't make it.

2. Neel Raithatha:

   I had to be very delicate when peeling the dead infected skin off the ear canal and eardrum, he said. It usually takes half the time.

3. Ted Cruz:

   I got ahead of it on being born in the Canal Zone when I was running in 2008, i said, 'Look, there is a precedent set: Barry Goldwater ran for president; was born in Arizona when it was a territory.' The Panama Canal was a territory of the United States of America.

4. Whitney Bowe:

   Over-waxing can destroy the hair canal, leading to permanent ingrowns.

5. George Kinyua:

   Things seem to be getting worse daily, at first canal water became inadequate and I accepted that river volumes can indeed reduce during dry seasons. But if wells too cannot save the situation, then we are doomed.

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