You may take either the big box or the small one.
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Box
/bɒks/
Synonyms for "box" (369 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (74)
Strong matches (111)
christmas presentcircumscribeclashclipcloseclosetcloutcoffincollidecombatcome to blowscompactcompartmentconfineconservatorycontendcontestcornercotcote
Show 76 more words
cottagecrampcratecribcryptcuffcul-de-saccupboardcutcut and thrustdead enddead-end streetdeadlockdepositorydepotdilemmadockdrawerdress circledueldumpemboxembraceencapsulateencaseenclosed spaceenclosureencystenfoldenshroudenvelopenwrapequipmentexchange blowsexchequerextremityfairingfauteuilfencefeudfightfight a duelfilefillfixflapfreightgallerygiftgive and takegive satisfactionglory holegodowngrapplegrapple withhalthamperhandselhaymakerheapheap uphemhem inholdholehollowhot waterhousinghuthutchimpasseinvestjamjarjostlejoust
Noun(14 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (184)
keep from spreadingkeep within boundskistladelaplashlibrarylimitloadlocalizelockerlodgelog cabinlogelove nestlumber roomlumberyardmagasinmagazinemanger
Show 129 more words
massmix it upmummy casenarrownigger heavenoblationofferingorchestraorchestra circlepackpack awaypackageparadiseparcelparquetparquet circleparterrepastepeace offeringpeanut gallerypewpicklepied-a-terrepilepitplightpocketpokepotpredicamentpresentpresentationprinting equipmentproscenium boxespunchquagmirequalifyquarrelrackrasslerepertoryrepositoryreservoirrestrictrickriotrun a tiltsacksarcophagusscramblescrapescreenscuffleshackshantysheatheshelfshipshroudshrubskirmishslapslap in the faceslap the facesmacksmothersnuggerysocietysocksoupspanksparspatspotstackstack roomstalematestallstandstanding roomstandstillstintstock roomstopstoragestorestorehousestoreroomstowstraitstrikestripestrivestrugglesupply basesupply depotsurroundswaddleswathetanktelevisiontheatre stallthrust and parrytightentilttintoken punishmenttombtourneytreasure housetreasure roomtreasurytributetrunktusslevatvaultwage warwarwarehousewhackwhipwhite elephantwhompwine cellarwrapwrap aboutwrap upwrestle
Noun(31 words)
kitkitslockboxlogematchboxespackpack plantspackaged unitpackagespackingpacksparcellingparcelspresent a caseprivate boxproto-germanic *kastijanąpunchpyxquartile plotreceptacle
Determiner(1 words)
many cases
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: field, archives, armory, arsenal, attic.
- Sentence evidence is available for box, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, moby, opengloss, wordnet, 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 "box".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "box"
Keep "box" 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 "box" 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 "box", 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 "box" 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
25 entriesShowing 16 of 25 words.
More specific
9 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbox cutterbox officebox plotbox scorecardboard boxgift boxshoe boxstorage boxtheater boxtool box
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
113 translations across 52 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- shimshir noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πύξος noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Arabic
4 entries- بُقْس noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- شَمْشَاد noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- شَمْشَار noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- شَمْشِير noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Armenian
1 entries- տոսախ noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Aromanian
1 entries- shimshir noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Basque
1 entries- ezpel noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Belarusian
1 entries- самши́т noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Bulgarian
4 entries- квадра́тче noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- кути́я noun (compartment or receptacle for receiving items)
- чемши́р noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- чимши́р noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Catalan
1 entries- boix noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黃楊木 /黄杨木 noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Czech
1 entries- zimostráz noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Danish
2 entries- buksbom noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- ramme noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Dutch
4 entries- buks noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- buksboom noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- buxus noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- kader noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Esperanto
1 entries- bukso noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Finnish
4 entries- koiranpensas noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- laatikko noun (compartment or receptacle for receiving items)
- laatikko noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- puksipuu noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Franco-Provençal
1 entries- boués noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
French
4 entries- boîte noun (compartment or receptacle for receiving items)
- buis noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- cadre noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- case noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
Friulian
1 entries- bos noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Galician
4 entries- buxo noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- caixa noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- casiña noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- escaque noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
Georgian
1 entries- ბზა noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
German
2 entries- Buchs noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- Buchsbaum noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Greek
4 entries- κουτάκι noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- πλαίσιο noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- πυξάρι noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- τετραγωνίδιο noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
Hungarian
3 entries- kocka noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- négyzet noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- puszpáng noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Icelandic
2 entries- kassi noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- reitur noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- کادْر noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Irish
2 entries- bucas noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- crann bosca noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Italian
4 entries- bosso noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- casella noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- cornice noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- riquadro noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Jingpho
1 entries- sadek noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Latin
1 entries- buxus noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Latvian
1 entries- buksuss noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Lithuanian
1 entries- buksmedis noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Macedonian
4 entries- ква́драт noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- ква́дратче noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- ку́тивче noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- ку́тија noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Middle English
1 entries- box noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- buksbom noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- buksbom noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Occitan
1 entries- bois noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- شمشاد noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- شمشار noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- شمشیر noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- چمشیر noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Persian
1 entries- شمشاد noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Polish
1 entries- bukszpan noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Portuguese
3 entries- buxeira noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- buxeiro noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- buxo noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Romanian
1 entries- cimișir noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Russian
4 entries- букс noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- квадра́т noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- квадра́тик noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- коро́бочка noun (compartment or receptacle for receiving items)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- šìmšir noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- шѝмшир noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Sicilian
1 entries- busciu noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Slovak
4 entries- boleráz noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- krušpán noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- políčko noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- rámček noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Spanish
3 entries- boj noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- casilla noun (small area on a document for a tick mark)
- marco noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Swedish
1 entries- buxbom noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Thai
2 entries- กรอบ noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
- กล่อง noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Turkish
1 entries- şimşir noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Ukrainian
1 entries- самши́т noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Venetan
2 entries- bos noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
- buso noun (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus — see also box tree)
Walloon
1 entries- cåde noun (rectangular border around an image, text, etc.)
Sample sentences
81 total sentences available.
Do you know what this box is made of?
Source: tatoeba (16679)
Yoshio helped me lift the box up.
Source: tatoeba (19970)
I found the box empty.
Source: tatoeba (22059)
Showing 4 of 81 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "box"?
Closest matches include field, archives, armory, arsenal, attic.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "box"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.