A man came in and sat on the stool next to her.
Source: tatoeba (50938)
Stool
/stuːl/
Synonyms for "stool" (164 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (82)
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Show 39 more words
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Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: defecate, fecal matter, feces, babble, be indiscreet.
- Sentence evidence is available for stool, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, 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 "stool".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "stool"
Keep "stool" 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 "stool" 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 "stool", 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 "stool" 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
28 entriesShowing 16 of 28 words.
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
9 entriesInflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriessimilar
15 entriesTranslations
138 translations across 78 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- stoel noun (a seat)
Albanian
2 entries- shkam (gheg) noun (a seat)
- stol noun (a seat)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- δίφρος noun (a seat)
Arabic
2 entries- مَقْعَدَة noun (a seat)
- مِقْعَد noun (a seat)
Armenian
1 entries- աթոռակ noun (a seat)
Assamese
2 entries- টুল noun (a seat)
- মুঢ়া noun (a seat)
Asturian
1 entries- taburete noun (a seat)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- kətil noun (a seat)
- taburet noun (a seat)
Belarusian
3 entries- сто́лак noun (a seat)
- табурэ́т noun (a seat)
- табурэ́тка noun (a seat)
Bulgarian
1 entries- табуре́тка noun (a seat)
Catalan
1 entries- tamboret noun (a seat)
Chinese
3 entries- 椅仔 noun (a seat)
- 椅頭 /椅头 noun (a seat)
- 椅頭仔 /椅头仔 noun (a seat)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 凳仔 noun (a seat)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 凳 noun (a seat)
- 凳子 noun (a seat)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- kürsü noun (a seat)
Czech
1 entries- stolička noun (a seat)
Danish
1 entries- taburet noun (a seat)
Dutch
3 entries- barkruk noun (a seat)
- kruk noun (a seat)
- schemel noun (a seat)
Esperanto
2 entries- seĝeto noun (a seat)
- tabureto noun (a seat)
Estonian
4 entries- jalapink noun (a seat)
- järi noun (a seat)
- pink noun (a seat)
- pukk noun (a seat)
Faroese
1 entries- krakkur noun (a seat)
Finnish
3 entries- jakkara noun (a seat)
- jäkki noun (a seat)
- palli noun (a seat)
French
1 entries- tabouret noun (a seat)
Galician
3 entries- banqueta noun (a seat)
- meso noun (a seat)
- tallo noun (a seat)
Georgian
2 entries- ტაბურეტი noun (a seat)
- ჯორკო noun (a seat)
German
3 entries- Hocker noun (a seat)
- Schemel noun (a seat)
- Taburett noun (a seat)
Greek
2 entries- σκίμπους noun (a seat)
- σκαμνί noun (a seat)
Hebrew
1 entries- שְׁרַפְרַף noun (a seat)
Hindi
2 entries- तिपाई noun (a seat)
- पीढ़ा noun (a seat)
Hungarian
2 entries- bárszék noun (a seat)
- zsámoly noun (a seat)
Icelandic
1 entries- kollur noun (a seat)
Ido
1 entries- tabureto noun (a seat)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- چَارْپایِه noun (a seat)
- چَهارْپایِه noun (a seat)
Irish
1 entries- stól noun (a seat)
Italian
3 entries- scanno noun (a seat)
- sgabello noun (a seat)
- trespolo noun (a seat)
Japanese
2 entries- スツール noun (a seat)
- ストゥール noun (a seat)
Kazakh
1 entries- отырғыш noun (a seat)
Khmer
1 entries- ជើងម៉ា noun (a seat)
Korean
2 entries- 걸상 noun (a seat)
- 스툴 noun (a seat)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- олтургуч noun (a seat)
- орундук noun (a seat)
Latvian
2 entries- taburete noun (a seat)
- ķeblis noun (a seat)
Lingala
1 entries- ebonga noun (a seat)
Lithuanian
1 entries- taburetė noun (a seat)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Hocker noun (a seat)
Macedonian
3 entries- ко́клица noun (a seat)
- сто́лче noun (a seat)
- табуре́тка noun (a seat)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠮᡠᠯᠠᠨ noun (a seat)
Marathi
1 entries- स्टूल noun (a seat)
Mingrelian
1 entries- კველა noun (a seat)
Mongo
1 entries- ebonga noun (a seat)
Norman
2 entries- scabelle noun (a seat)
- tabouothet noun (a seat)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- krakk noun (a seat)
- taburett noun (a seat)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- krakk noun (a seat)
- taburett noun (a seat)
Old English
1 entries- sċamol noun (a seat)
Polish
2 entries- stołek noun (a seat)
- taboret noun (a seat)
Portuguese
4 entries- banco noun (a seat)
- banqueta noun (a seat)
- banquinho noun (a seat)
- tamborete noun (a seat)
Romanian
1 entries- taburet noun (a seat)
Russian
2 entries- табуре́т noun (a seat)
- табуре́тка noun (a seat)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- suidheachan noun (a seat)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- tabùrē noun (a seat)
- табу̀ре̄ noun (a seat)
Slovak
2 entries- stolička noun (a seat)
- stolček noun (a seat)
Slovene
1 entries- stolček noun (a seat)
Southern Altai
2 entries- отургуш noun (a seat)
- отургыш noun (a seat)
Spanish
4 entries- banqueta noun (a seat)
- banquillo noun (a seat)
- banquito noun (a seat)
- sitial noun (a seat)
Svan
1 entries- კუ̂ილ noun (a seat)
Swahili
1 entries- kiroto noun (a seat)
Swedish
1 entries- pall noun (a seat)
Tagalog
1 entries- taburete noun (a seat)
Tajik
1 entries- чорпояча noun (a seat)
Telugu
2 entries- పీట noun (a seat)
- స్టూలు noun (a seat)
Turkish
2 entries- oturak noun (a seat)
- tabure noun (a seat)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дзи́ґлик noun (a seat)
- ослі́нчик noun (a seat)
- стіле́ць noun (a seat)
- табуре́т noun (a seat)
Urdu
2 entries- اِسْٹُول noun (a seat)
- تِپائی noun (a seat)
Uzbek
1 entries- taburetka noun (a seat)
Vietnamese
1 entries- ghế đẩu noun (a seat)
Vilamovian
1 entries- siymuł noun (a seat)
Welsh
2 entries- stolion noun (a seat)
- stôl noun (a seat)
Yiddish
1 entries- בענקל noun (a seat)
Zazaki
2 entries- iskeme noun (a seat)
- tabure noun (a seat)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
If you stand on this stool, you can reach the top of the closet.
Source: tatoeba (57645)
This stool needs to be repaired.
Source: tatoeba (60288)
A woman was sitting on a stool in a bar.
Source: tatoeba (67223)
Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "stool"?
Closest matches include defecate, fecal matter, feces, babble, be indiscreet.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "stool"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.