Box Synonyms and Antonyms

bŏks
A quick, sharp blow, especially with the hand
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. buffet
  2. bust
  3. chop
  4. cuff
  5. punch
  6. slap
  7. smack
  8. smacker
  9. spank
  10. swat
  11. whack
  12. clip
  13. spat
To enclose in a box
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pack
  2. package
  3. confine
  4. cuff
  5. slap
  6. crate
  7. wrap
  8. buffet
  9. bust
  10. barge
  11. punch
  12. bin
  13. bunker
  14. caddy
  15. cage
  16. carton
  17. case
  18. smack
  19. casket
  20. chest
  21. coffin
  22. spank
  23. container
  24. swat
  25. crib
  26. whack
  27. encase
  28. enclose
  29. clip
  30. receptacle
  31. spat
  32. seat
  33. encapsulate
  34. spar
  35. stall
  36. till
  37. tray
  38. trunk
Antonyms:
  1. unbox
A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. case
  2. corner
  3. carton
  4. crate
  5. deep water
  6. difficulty
  7. dilemma
  8. dutch
  9. fix
  10. receptacle
  11. hole
  12. hot spot
  13. in difficulty
  14. hot water
  15. jam
  16. boxwood
  17. plight
  18. in a predicament
  19. predicament
  20. quagmire
  21. scrape
  22. at an impasse
  23. soup
  24. trouble
  25. in a fix
  26. bind
  27. pickle
  28. spot
  29. embox
To fight for sport
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. spar
  2. punch
  3. slug
  4. hit
  5. cuff
  6. fight
  7. cross gloves
  8. mix punches
  9. scrap
  10. swap punches
  11. duke
The quantity contained in a box
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. boxful
Private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. loge
  2. kist
The driver's seat on a coach
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. box-seat

Words Related to Box

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Box Sentence Examples

  • Her jewelry box was tiny and wooden.

  • He drew a box around a large area.

  • In the box was a small, simple necklace of a bronze chain and faded bronze coin.

  • In addition to the bones themselves, the box contained a ripped plaid flannel shirt, and nestled at the bottom, dirty jeans, boots, and yellowed, soiled undershorts.

  • Fred examined the small bone and handed it back to Cynthia who gingerly dropped it into a small crystal jewelry box on her bureau.

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