Synonyms for triangle
ˈtraɪˌæŋ gəltri·an·gle

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. trianglenoun

   A polygon with three sides and three angles.

   Synonyms:
   trigon, love triangle, menage à trois

2. trianglenoun

   A percussion instrument made by forming a metal rod into a triangular shape which is open at one angle. It is suspended from a string and hit with a metal bar to make a resonant sound.

   Synonyms:
   love triangle, menage à trois, trigon

3. trianglenoun

   A triangular shaped piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.

   Synonyms:
   love triangle, trigon, menage à trois

4. trianglenoun

   A love triangle.

   Synonyms:
   love triangle, menage à trois, trigon

5. trianglenoun

   The structure of systems composed with three interrelated objects.

   Synonyms:
   trigon, menage à trois, love triangle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. triangle, trigon, trilateralnoun

   a three-sided polygon

   Synonyms:
   triplicity, trigon, trilateral

2. trianglenoun

   something approximating the shape of a triangle

   "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"

   Synonyms:
   trigon, trilateral

3. Triangulum, Trianglenoun

   a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries

   Synonyms:
   trigon, trilateral

4. trianglenoun

   any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles

   Synonyms:
   trigon, trilateral

5. trianglenoun

   a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle

   Synonyms:
   trigon, trilateral

Matched Categories

1. • Constellation
   • Drafting Instrument
   • Percussion Instrument
   • Shape

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. trianglenoun

   Synonyms:
   three-sided figure

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "triangle":

   triangular, prd, wye-track, wye, delta

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1. The EIA:

   There needs to be greater investment [by China] in intelligence-led enforcement to pursue the Chinese businesses and individuals who are running operations at the [Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone]... These shouldn’t be periodic operations that are co-ordinated once a year, but full-time, multi-agency operations.

2. Cedric Richmond:

   All of her assignments before were not as clear cut. If you look at [ migration issues related to diplomacy at the ] Northern Triangle, look at voting rights, there was no clear way to measure success, i just reminded her that she and the President are both the biggest assets that we have.

3. Stanton Glantz:

   It's like the Bermuda Triangle of substance abuse. There's good research out there showing any kid who does any of those is more likely to do the other ones.

4. Adrian Edwards:

   Large-scale violence and persecution at the hands of armed criminal actors have now become, along with poverty and unemployment, the primary driver of refugee and migrants flows from the Northern Triangle.

5. Robert Palladino:

   We're carrying out the president's direction to end foreign assistance programs with the Northern Triangle.