The profane language used on network television makes many parents with young children not want to subscribe to cable.
Source: tatoeba (1960)
Cable
/ˈkeɪ.bəl/
Synonyms for "cable" (99 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (20)
Strong matches (30)
Related words (49)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: line, armored cable, battery cable, bell wire, braid.
- Sentence evidence is available for cable, 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 "cable".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cable"
Keep "cable" 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 "cable" 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 "cable", 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 "cable" 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
19 entriesTVconductorconnectelectrical componentfastenfixlinear measurelinear unitropesecuretelecastingtelecommunicatetelegramtelevisiontelevision system
Showing 16 of 19 words.
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
9 entriesEthernet cableHDMI cablecable TVcable managementcoaxial cableelectrical cablefiber optic cablepower cableundersea cable
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
108 translations across 58 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- kabllo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Arabic
1 entries- كَابْل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Armenian
3 entries- կաբել noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- կաբելային noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- մալուխ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Belarusian
1 entries- ка́бель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ка́бел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кабел noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Burmese
1 entries- သံကြိုး noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Catalan
1 entries- cable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 電線 /电线 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 電纜 /电缆 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Czech
2 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Danish
1 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Dutch
3 entries- (electrische) kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- kabelnetwerk noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Esperanto
1 entries- kablo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Estonian
1 entries- kaabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Finnish
3 entries- johto noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kaapeli noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kaapeliverkko noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
French
2 entries- câble noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- fil électrique noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Galician
1 entries- cable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Georgian
4 entries- კაბელი noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- კაბელი noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- სადენი noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- სადენი noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
German
4 entries- Kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- Kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- Leitung noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- Leitung noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Greek
1 entries- καλώδιο noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Hebrew
2 entries- כְּבָלִים noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- כֶּבֶל noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Hindi
1 entries- केबल noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Italian
2 entries- cavo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cavo elettrico noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Japanese
3 entries- ケーブル noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 電線 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 電纜 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Kazakh
3 entries- кабель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кәбіл noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- шоғырсым noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Khmer
3 entries- ខ្សែ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ខ្សែលួសធំ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ពួរ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Korean
4 entries- 까벨 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 전람 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 전선 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- 케이블 noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кабель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Lao
2 entries- ລວດ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ສາຍໄຟ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Latvian
1 entries- kabelis noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kabelis noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Macedonian
2 entries- кабел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- кабел noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Malay
1 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Mongolian
1 entries- утас noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Māori
1 entries- taura hiko noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ledning noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- leidning noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Persian
2 entries- کابل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- کیبل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Polish
2 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- przewód noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Portuguese
4 entries- cabo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cabo noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- fio noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- linha noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Romanian
4 entries- cablu noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cablu noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- cablu optic noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- conductor noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Russian
3 entries- ка́бель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ка́бель noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
- про́вод noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- càball noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- càball noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kábel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- ка́бел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Slovak
1 entries- kábel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Slovene
2 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- vodič noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Spanish
2 entries- cable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cable noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Swedish
3 entries- elkabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- kabel noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Tagalog
1 entries- kable noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Tajik
1 entries- кабел noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Tatar
1 entries- кабель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Thai
3 entries- ลวด noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- สายไฟ noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- เคเบิล noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Turkish
1 entries- kablo noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Turkmen
1 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ка́бель noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Urdu
1 entries- کیبَل noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Uzbek
1 entries- kabel noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cáp noun (assembly of wires for electricity)
- cáp noun (communications system with coaxial or fiber optic)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Source: tatoeba (22158)
The boat was tied to the shore by a cable.
Source: tatoeba (33725)
Even this cable cost me 6000 yen.
Source: tatoeba (54795)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cable"?
Closest matches include line, armored cable, battery cable, bell wire, braid.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cable"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.