Bracket

/ˈbɹækɪt/

Synonyms for "bracket" (229 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (46)

Noun(8 words)

angle bracketsquare bracketattachbolt onbookend bookends brace bracketing

accouple accumulate advocate agglutinate ally alpenstock amass analyze apply arm articulate assemble associateathletic supporterback backbone backing band bandeau bearer

Show 17 more words

bind blood bond bra brace bracer branch brassiere bridgebridge overbunch buttress cane carrier caste category cement

Verb(1 words)

bracket out

Strong matches (69)

cervix chain clamp clanclap togetherclass classification classify coalesce collate collect combine compare compound comprise concatenate concrete conglobulate conjoin conjugate

Show 42 more words

connect console contrast copulate corbel correlate corset couplecouple upcover crook crutch decline division double-harness double-teamdraw a parallelembrace encompass equate estatefoundation garmentfulcrum gather girdle glue grade group grouping guy guywire head heading holder hyphenate identify include inflect interrelate jock jockstrap join

Noun(6 words)

competition bracketcorner bracedraw enclose group intervals

Adjective(1 words)

corbelled

Related words (114)

kin knot labellay togetherleague level linklump togethermainstay maintainer mark marry marshal mass mast match mate merge mobilize neck

Show 74 more words

order pairpair offparallel parallelize parenthesize parsepiece togetherpigeonhole place point position predicament prop punctuateput togetherrace range rank rating reinforce reinforcement reinforcer relate relativize restresting placeriggingroll into onerubric sconce section sept set shelf shoulder shroud solder span spine splice sprit staff standstanding riggingstation status stave stay stickstick togetherstiffener strain stratum strengthener subdivision subgroup suborder support supporter sustainertake intape teamteam uptie title unify unite upholderwalking stickwed weld yoke

Noun(19 words)

mark offmodillion mountmount new tiremounting mountings mounts organize parens parentheses parenthesisplayoff bracketsaddle seedset offshelf supportsupporttournament layoutwall bracket

Verb(1 words)

parenthesized

Choosing the right synonym

Closest matches in this entry: angle bracket, square bracket, accouple, accumulate, advocate.
Sentence evidence is available for bracket, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, 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 "bracket".
Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "bracket"

Keep "bracket" 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 "bracket" 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 "bracket", 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 "bracket" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

21 entries

attach diagram edit enclose fitting group hardware holdhold upmounting hardwareorganize punctuationpunctuation markredact set support

Showing 16 of 21 words.

More specific

13 entries

angle bracketcorner bracecurly bracketdouble eliminationheavy duty bracketparenthesis parenthesizeshelf bracketshelf mountingsingle eliminationsquare bracketwall bracketwall mounting

Collocations

9 entries

angle bracketbracket notationbracketed textcurly bracketmounting bracketshelf bracketsquare bracketsquare bracketswall bracket

Inflections

3 entries

bracketed bracketing brackets

Derivations

3 entries

bracketed bracketing bracketry

Translations

49 translations across 39 languages.

Albanian

1 entries

kllapë noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Arabic

1 entries

قَوْس noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Armenian

1 entries

փակագիծ noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Bashkir

1 entries

йәйә noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Belarusian

2 entries

ду́жка noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
ско́бка noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Bulgarian

2 entries

ско́ба noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
ско́бка noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

括號 /括号 noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Czech

1 entries

závorka noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Danish

1 entries

parentes noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Dutch

1 entries

haakje noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Esperanto

1 entries

krampo noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Faroese

1 entries

klombur noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Finnish

3 entries

sulje noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
sulku noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
sulkumerkki noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Georgian

1 entries

ფრჩხილები noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

German

1 entries

Klammer noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Greek

4 entries

άγκιστρο noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
αγκύλη noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
γωνιώδης αγκύλη noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
παρένθεση noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Hungarian

1 entries

zárójel noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Irish

1 entries

lúibín noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Italian

1 entries

parentesi noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Japanese

1 entries

括弧 noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Korean

1 entries

괄호 noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Kumyk

1 entries

жая noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Macedonian

1 entries

заграда noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Manx

1 entries

lhoobeen noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Mongolian

1 entries

хаалт noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Norman

1 entries

crotchet noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Polish

1 entries

nawias noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Portuguese

1 entries

parêntese noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Russian

1 entries

ско́бка noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

camag noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Serbo-Croatian

3 entries

zagrada noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
zȃgrada noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
за̑града noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Sinhalese

1 entries

වරහන් noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Slovak

1 entries

zátvorka noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Slovene

1 entries

oklepáj noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Swedish

1 entries

parentes noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Turkish

2 entries

ayraç noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)
parantez noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Ukrainian

1 entries

ду́жка noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

spinka noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Vietnamese

1 entries

dấu ngoặc đơn noun (generically any of “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, etc.)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Use the apparatus only with the cart, tripod, bracket or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.

Source: tatoeba (1693531)

In my age bracket, there are no job offers available.

Source: tatoeba (6932190)

The highest German income tax bracket begins at a relatively low income.

Source: tatoeba (7989430)

Her income puts her into the highest tax bracket.

Source: tatoeba (8657125)

Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "bracket"?

Closest matches include angle bracket, square bracket, accouple, accumulate, advocate.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "bracket"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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