Mary set the basket on the table.
Source: tatoeba (32000)
Basket
/ˈbɑːs.kɪt/
Synonyms for "basket" (128 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: hoop, airship, ark, assortment, bag.
- Sentence evidence is available for basket, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "basket".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "basket"
Keep "basket" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "basket" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "basket", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "basket" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
15 entriesactionapparatusbasketball equipmentcollectionconstructcontainercontainerfulcraftequipmentgoalgroupreceptaclescorescoring actiontransitive verb
More specific
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
12 entriesbasket of goodsbasket the groceriesbasketful of applesbread basketfill a basketflower basketfruit basketload into a basketmake a layuppack into a basketplace in a basketshopping basket
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
299 translations across 151 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- mandjie noun (container)
Albanian
1 entries- shportë noun (container)
Ancient Greek
4 entries- δάρπη noun (container)
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Anāl
1 entries- vopum noun (container)
Ao
1 entries- molok (Chungli) noun (container)
Arabic
4 entries- زنبيل noun (container)
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Armenian
2 entries- զամբյուղ noun (container)
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Assamese
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Atong (India)
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Bulgarian
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Burmese
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Carpathian Rusyn
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Catalan
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Cebuano
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Central Kurdish
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Chamicuro
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Chechen
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Cherokee
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Chinese Cantonese
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Church Slavic
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Crimean Tatar
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Czech
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Dalmatian
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Danish
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Dhivehi
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Dutch
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French
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Friulian
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Galician
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Georgian
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German
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Gothic
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Greek
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Greenlandic
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Gujarati
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Haitian Creole
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Hausa
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Hebrew
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Hungarian
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Hunsrik
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Icelandic
1 entries- karfa noun (container)
Ido
1 entries- korbo noun (container)
Igbo
1 entries- ṅkata noun (container)
Indonesian
1 entries- bakul noun (container)
Interlingua
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Iranian Persian
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Irish
2 entries- cis noun (container)
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Italian
4 entries- canestro noun (container)
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Japanese
4 entries- ざる noun (container)
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Jeju
3 entries- 강오 noun (container)
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Kabuverdianu
2 entries- balai noun (container)
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Kankanaey
1 entries- baskit noun (container)
Kannada
1 entries- ಬುಟ್ಟಿ noun (container)
Kazakh
1 entries- себет noun (container)
Khmer
2 entries- កញ្ជើ noun (container)
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Kitembo
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Kituba
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Kongo
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Korean
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Kyrgyz
2 entries- корзина чабыра noun (container)
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Lao
1 entries- ກະຕ່າ noun (container)
Latgalian
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Latin
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Latvian
1 entries- grozs noun (container)
Laz
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Lithuanian
2 entries- krepšys noun (container)
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1 entries- kóš noun (container)
Luganda
2 entries- ekibbo noun (container)
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Luxembourgish
1 entries- Kuerf noun (container)
Macedonian
3 entries- корпа noun (container)
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Malay
1 entries- bakul noun (container)
Malayalam
1 entries- കുട്ട noun (container)
Maltese
1 entries- kannestru noun (container)
Maricopa
1 entries- kwnho noun (container)
Middle English
2 entries- basket noun (container)
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Mongolian
2 entries- араг noun (container)
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Mòcheno
1 entries- khorb noun (container)
Māori
4 entries- kete noun (container)
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Navajo
1 entries- tsʼaaʼ noun (container)
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1 entries- panaro noun (container)
Nepali
1 entries- टोकरी noun (container)
Norman
1 entries- pangni noun (container)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- selik noun (container)
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Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- korg noun (container)
- kurv noun (container)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- korg noun (container)
Occitan
1 entries- panièr noun (container)
Ojibwe
1 entries- makak noun (container)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- زنبیل noun (container)
- سپت noun (container)
Pashto
4 entries- سوغځۍ noun (container)
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Plautdietsch
1 entries- Korf noun (container)
Polish
2 entries- kosz noun (container)
- koszyk noun (container)
Portuguese
2 entries- cesta noun (container)
- cesto noun (container)
Quechua
1 entries- isanka noun (container)
Romanian
1 entries- coș noun (container)
Romansch
1 entries- chanaster noun (container)
Russian
4 entries- корзи́на noun (container)
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Sanskrit
1 entries- पिटक noun (container)
Sardinian
4 entries- cadinu noun (container)
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Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kòšara noun (container)
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Sindhi
1 entries- کارو noun (container)
Slovak
2 entries- košík noun (container)
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Slovene
2 entries- koš noun (container)
- košara noun (container)
Sotho
4 entries- basekete noun (container)
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Southern Altai
1 entries- корзинка noun (container)
Southern Ohlone
2 entries- Tipol noun (container)
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Spanish
4 entries- canasta noun (container)
- cesta noun (container)
- cesto noun (container)
- escripia noun (container)
Swahili
1 entries- kikapu noun (container)
Swedish
1 entries- korg noun (container)
Tagalog
4 entries- bakol noun (container)
- basket noun (container)
- buslo noun (container)
- kaing noun (container)
Tahitian
1 entries- 'ete noun (container)
Tajik
1 entries- сабад noun (container)
Talysh
2 entries- سبد noun (container)
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Tamil
1 entries- கூடை noun (container)
Taos
2 entries- pùotʼę́ną noun (container)
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Tarifit
1 entries- tazyawt noun (container)
Telugu
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Thai
1 entries- ตะกร้า noun (container)
Tibetan
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- སླེལ་པོ noun (container)
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Tlingit
1 entries- ḵákw noun (container)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- basket noun (container)
Turkish
1 entries- sepet noun (container)
Turkmen
1 entries- sebet noun (container)
Tày
1 entries- bồ noun (container)
Ukrainian
3 entries- ко́шик noun (container)
- корзи́на noun (container)
- кіш noun (container)
Urdu
2 entries- سَبُد noun (container)
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Uyghur
1 entries- سېۋەت noun (container)
Uzbek
2 entries- korzinka noun (container)
- savat noun (container)
Venetan
3 entries- corbato noun (container)
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Vietnamese
2 entries- giỏ noun (container)
- rổ noun (container)
Volapük
2 entries- bäset noun (container)
- bäsetil noun (container)
Welsh
1 entries- basged noun (container)
West-Frisian
1 entries- koer noun (container)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- binak noun (container)
Wolof
1 entries- pañe noun (container)
Xhosa
1 entries- ibhaskithi noun (container)
Yiddish
2 entries- קאָרב noun (container)
- קויש noun (container)
Yoruba
2 entries- agbọ̀n noun (container)
- apẹ̀rẹ̀ noun (container)
Zulu
2 entries- imbenge noun (container)
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Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Quite a lot of rotten apples were in the basket.
Source: tatoeba (35412)
The letter was consigned to the wastepaper basket.
Source: tatoeba (46765)
The basket was filled with strawberries.
Source: tatoeba (50572)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "basket"?
Closest matches include hoop, airship, ark, assortment, bag.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "basket"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.