There is little water left in the canteen.
Source: tatoeba (270914)
Canteen
/[kʰɛə̯nˈtin]/
Synonyms for "canteen" (93 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (46)
Noun(11 words)
flasksgourdehydration flaskmessesmobile canteenrefectoriesrefectoryroadhousesschool foodservicewater bottlewater can
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: automat, beanery, bistro, bottle, buffet.
- Sentence evidence is available for canteen, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, 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 "canteen".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "canteen"
Keep "canteen" 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 "canteen" 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 "canteen", 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 "canteen" 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
12 entriesMore specific
6 entriesfactory canteenhospital canteeninsulated canteenmetal canteenplastic canteenschool canteen
Collocations
6 entriescanteen hourscanteen menucanteen trayfactory canteenhospital canteenschool canteen
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
148 translations across 70 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- mensë noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Arabic
3 entries- كَافِتِيرِيَا noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- مقصف noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- مَقْصَف noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Armenian
1 entries- ճաշարան noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- aşxana noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- bufet noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kafeteriya noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- yeməkxana noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Bashkir
1 entries- ашхана noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Basque
2 entries- jantegi noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantina noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Belarusian
4 entries- кафетэ́рый noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- кафэтэ́рый noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- стало́вая noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- стало́ўка noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Bulgarian
3 entries- ла́вка noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- столо́ва noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- трапеза́рия noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Burmese
1 entries- စစ်သုံးအိုးခွက် noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Catalan
1 entries- cantina noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Central Dusun
1 entries- kantin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Chinese
2 entries- гуанзы noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- цантин noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 飯堂 /饭堂 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 餐廳 /餐厅 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 食堂 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 餐廳 /餐厅 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 館子 /馆子 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Czech
2 entries- jídelna noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantýna noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Danish
2 entries- cafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantine noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Dutch
2 entries- cafetaria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantine noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Estonian
2 entries- kafeteeria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- söökla noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Faroese
2 entries- kantina noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- matstova noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Finnish
4 entries- henkilöstöruokala noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kanttiini noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- ruokala noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
French
3 entries- cafèt’ noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- cafétéria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- cantine noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Georgian
1 entries- სასადილო noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
German
3 entries- Cafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- Kantine noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- Mensa noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Greek
3 entries- καντίνα noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- καφετέρια noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- τραπεζαρία noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Hebrew
2 entries- קַנטִינָה noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- קָפִיטֶרְיָה noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Hindi
2 entries- कैंटीन noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- कैफ़ेटेरिया noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Hungarian
2 entries- kantin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- menza noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Icelandic
2 entries- matsalur noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- mötuneyti noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Indonesian
1 entries- kantin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Ingrian
1 entries- stolovoi noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Irish
2 entries- bialann noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- ceaintín noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Italian
2 entries- caffetteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- mensa noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Japanese
3 entries- カフェテリア noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 学食 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 食堂 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Kazakh
2 entries- асхана noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- дәмхана noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Khmer
1 entries- អាហារដ្ឋាន noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Korean
3 entries- 구내식당 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 식당 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- 카페테리아 noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Kyrgyz
3 entries- ашкана noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- кафетерий noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- столовая noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Lao
1 entries- ຮ້ານອາຫານ noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Latin
1 entries- caupona castrensis noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Latvian
2 entries- kafetērija noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- ēdnīca noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Lithuanian
1 entries- valgykla noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Macedonian
3 entries- кантина noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- кафетерија noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- менза noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Malay
2 entries- kafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Mongolian
1 entries- гуанз noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Māori
1 entries- kāmuri noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- kafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantine noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Occitan
1 entries- cantina noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- آشخانه noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- مطره noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Pashto
1 entries- کانتين noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Persian
2 entries- آشخانه noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- کافهتریا noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Polish
2 entries- kafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- stołówka noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Portuguese
1 entries- cantina noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Romanian
2 entries- cantină noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- cofetărie noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Russian
4 entries- буфе́т noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- заку́сочная noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- кафете́рий noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- столо́вая noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kafetèrija noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantína noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- mȅnza noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- канти́на noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Slovak
2 entries- jedáleň noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantína noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Slovene
1 entries- menza noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Spanish
1 entries- cantina noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Swedish
3 entries- cafeteria noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- matsal noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Tajik
1 entries- ошхона noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Tatar
1 entries- ашханә noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Thai
1 entries- โรงอาหาร noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Turkish
3 entries- aşhane noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kafeterya noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- kantin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Turkmen
2 entries- aşhana noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- mytara noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Ukrainian
2 entries- кафете́рій noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- їда́льня noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئاشخانا noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Uzbek
4 entries- kafeteriy noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- oshxona noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- ovqatxona noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- yemakxona noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Vietnamese
2 entries- căn tin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- căng tin noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Welsh
1 entries- caban bwyd noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Yiddish
4 entries- מאָלאָטשנע noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- סטאָלאָווע noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- סטאָלאָווקע noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
- קאַנטינע noun (small cafeteria or snack bar)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The director of the school wants to close the canteen and create a new recreation room for the students.
Source: tatoeba (526639)
The canteen is underused, but always dirty and neglected.
Source: tatoeba (526643)
The food at the canteen isn't very good, and the menu contains mostly unhealthy foods, too salted or sweetened.
Source: tatoeba (526646)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "canteen"?
Closest matches include automat, beanery, bistro, bottle, buffet.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "canteen"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.