Pochi and Moko are in the kennel, and other dogs are playing in the garden.
Source: tatoeba (33421)
Kennel
/ˈkɛ.nəl/
Synonyms for "kennel" (130 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: dog house, animal pen, animal shelter, animal-care facilities, aqueduct.
- Sentence evidence is available for kennel, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, 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 "kennel".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "kennel"
Keep "kennel" 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 "kennel" 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 "kennel", 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 "kennel" 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
10 entriesMore specific
9 entriesanimal confinementbird cageboarding kennelcat pendog housingscope limitationshow kennelsize limitationtemporary confinement
Collocations
10 entriesboarding kenneldog kenneldog penkennel blockkennel buildingkennel capacitykennel coughkennel facilitykennel managementkennel space
Inflections
4 entriesTranslations
97 translations across 41 languages.
Ahtna
1 entries- łicʼae konaxeʼ noun (shelter)
Arabic
2 entries- بَيْت اَلْكَلْب noun (shelter)
- وِجَار noun (shelter)
Basque
1 entries- txakurtegi noun (shelter)
Belarusian
3 entries- бу́дка noun (shelter)
- пся́рня noun (facility)
- сабака́рня noun (facility)
Bulgarian
1 entries- кучешка колиба noun (shelter)
Burmese
1 entries- ခွေးအိမ် noun (shelter)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 狗屋 noun (shelter)
Dutch
2 entries- hondenhok noun (shelter)
- kennel noun (shelter)
Esperanto
3 entries- hundejo noun (shelter)
- hundejo noun (facility)
- hundujo noun (shelter)
Finnish
3 entries- kennel noun (facility)
- koirankoppi noun (shelter)
- koiratarha noun (facility)
French
2 entries- chenil noun (facility)
- niche noun (shelter)
Galician
1 entries- canil noun (shelter)
Georgian
3 entries- საძაღლე noun (shelter)
- ქოხი noun (shelter)
- ქოხმახი noun (shelter)
German
4 entries- Hundeasyl noun (facility)
- Hundeheim noun (facility)
- Hundehütte noun (shelter)
- Hundezucht noun (facility)
Greek
2 entries- κυνοτροφείο noun (facility)
- σκυλόσπιτο noun (shelter)
Hebrew
1 entries- מְלוּנָה noun (shelter)
Hungarian
4 entries- ebtenyészet noun (facility)
- kutyaház noun (shelter)
- kutyatenyészet noun (facility)
- kutyaól noun (shelter)
Icelandic
1 entries- hundakofi noun (shelter)
Irish
3 entries- conchró noun (shelter)
- conchró coinneála noun (facility)
- cró madra noun (shelter)
Italian
3 entries- canile noun (shelter)
- canile noun (facility)
- cuccia noun (shelter)
Japanese
1 entries- 犬小屋 noun (shelter)
Korean
1 entries- 개집 noun (shelter)
Macedonian
2 entries- кучкарник noun (shelter)
- кучкарник noun (facility)
Malay
4 entries- rumah anjing noun (shelter)
- rumah asu noun (shelter)
- tempat perlindungan anjing noun (facility)
- رومه اسو noun (shelter)
Navajo
1 entries- łééchąąʼí bighan noun (shelter)
Norman
2 entries- câniche noun (shelter)
- niche noun (shelter)
Norwegian
1 entries- hundehus noun (shelter)
Occitan
1 entries- canigon noun (shelter)
Old English
1 entries- hunda hūs noun (shelter)
Persian
1 entries- سگدانی noun (shelter)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Hunjsklotje noun (shelter)
Polish
1 entries- buda noun (shelter)
Portuguese
4 entries- canil noun (shelter)
- canil noun (facility)
- casinha de cachorro noun (shelter)
- casota noun (shelter)
Russian
3 entries- бу́дка noun (shelter)
- конура́ noun (shelter)
- пса́рня noun (facility)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pasja kućica noun (shelter)
- psetarnik noun (facility)
- pseća kućica noun (shelter)
- štenara noun (shelter)
Spanish
4 entries- canil noun (shelter)
- caseta noun (shelter)
- covacha noun (facility)
- cucha noun (shelter)
Swedish
1 entries- hundkoja noun (shelter)
Turkish
1 entries- köpek kulübesi noun (shelter)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бу́да noun (shelter)
- кону́ра noun (shelter)
- пса́рня noun (facility)
- халабу́да noun (shelter)
Urdu
1 entries- تازی خانہ noun (shelter)
Volapük
4 entries- dogadom noun (shelter)
- dogadomil noun (shelter)
- dogalecek noun (shelter)
- dogibridöp noun (facility)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
It took me five hours to make this kennel.
Source: tatoeba (59416)
Our dog is in the kennel.
Source: tatoeba (65559)
I was helped by my father to paint the kennel.
Source: tatoeba (246726)
Showing 4 of 26 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "kennel"?
Closest matches include dog house, animal pen, animal shelter, animal-care facilities, aqueduct.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "kennel"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.