I was told my tear duct was blocked.
Source: tatoeba (325992)
Duct
/dʌkt/
Synonyms for "duct" (75 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (15)
Strong matches (23)
Related words (37)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: channel, adit, aqueduct, aqueducts, canal.
- Sentence evidence is available for duct, 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 "duct".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "duct"
Keep "duct" 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 "duct" 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 "duct", 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 "duct" 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
9 entriesMore specific
10 entriesair ductbile ductconductingductingexhaust ductintake ductnasolacrimal ductpancreatic ductsweat ductventing
Collocations
9 entriesair ductair flowbile ductduct systemduct tapeducting processductwork installationnasolacrimal ductsweat duct
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὀχετός noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Arabic
2 entries- شَأن noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- مَجْرى noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Armenian
2 entries- խողովակ noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- ծորան noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Bulgarian
2 entries- кана́л noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- тръба́ noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Catalan
1 entries- conducte noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 導管 /导管 noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- 管 noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- 管子 noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Danish
1 entries- kanal noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Dutch
2 entries- buis noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- leiding noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Finnish
2 entries- kanava noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- putki noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
French
3 entries- canalisation noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- conduit noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- tuyau noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Galician
1 entries- cano noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
German
2 entries- Leitung noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- Rohr noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Hebrew
3 entries- מוֹבָל noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- צִנּוֹר noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- תְּעָלָה noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Hungarian
3 entries- csatorna noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- cső noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- vezeték noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Irish
1 entries- ducht noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Italian
1 entries- condotto noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Japanese
2 entries- ダクト noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- 導管 noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Korean
1 entries- 덕트 noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Latin
1 entries- canālis noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Māori
1 entries- pū noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kanal noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kanal noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ماسوره noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Persian
4 entries- راه noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- لوله noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- مجرا noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- گذر noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Portuguese
2 entries- duto noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- tubo noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Russian
4 entries- воздухово́д noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- кана́л noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- прото́к noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
- труба́ noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Spanish
1 entries- conducto noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Tagalog
1 entries- anuran noun (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
When the police entered the basement, they found Tom tied to a chair with duct tape over his mouth.
Source: tatoeba (3044379)
Tom's mouth was taped shut with duct tape.
Source: tatoeba (3044386)
My cat lies next to me when I play piano, but I think it's really appreciating the fabric of the bench and the warmth of the duct over it.
Source: tatoeba (3759997)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "duct"?
Closest matches include channel, adit, aqueduct, aqueducts, canal.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "duct"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.