He won a free trip to Tunis.
Source: tatoeba (4332733)
Tunis
/ˈtuːnəs/
Synonyms for "tunis" (4 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
capital city
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
metropolisurban center
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: capital city, city, metropolis, urban center.
- Sentence evidence is available for tunis, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
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 "tunis".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "tunis"
Keep "tunis" 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 "tunis" 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 "tunis", 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 "tunis" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
82 translations across 74 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Albanian
2 entries- Tunisi name (capital of Tunisia)
- Tunizi name (capital of Tunisia)
Amharic
1 entries- ቱኒስ name (capital of Tunisia)
Arabic
2 entries- تُونُس name (capital of Tunisia)
- تُونِس name (capital of Tunisia)
Armenian
1 entries- Թունիս name (capital of Tunisia)
Asturian
1 entries- Túnez name (capital of Tunisia)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Belarusian
1 entries- Туні́с name (capital of Tunisia)
Bengali
1 entries- তিউনিস name (capital of Tunisia)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Туни́с name (capital of Tunisia)
Burmese
1 entries- တူနစ်စ် name (capital of Tunisia)
Catalan
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 突尼斯 name (capital of Tunisia)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 突尼斯 name (capital of Tunisia)
Corsican
1 entries- Tunisi name (capital of Tunisia)
Czech
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Danish
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Dutch
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Estonian
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Finnish
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
French
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Galician
1 entries- Tunes name (capital of Tunisia)
Georgian
1 entries- ტუნისი name (capital of Tunisia)
German
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Greek
1 entries- Τύνιδα name (capital of Tunisia)
Hebrew
1 entries- תּוּנִיס name (capital of Tunisia)
Hindi
3 entries- टुनिस name (capital of Tunisia)
- ट्यूनिस name (capital of Tunisia)
- तूनिस name (capital of Tunisia)
Hungarian
1 entries- Tunisz name (capital of Tunisia)
Icelandic
1 entries- Túnis name (capital of Tunisia)
Indonesian
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Irish
1 entries- Túinis name (capital of Tunisia)
Italian
1 entries- Tunisi name (capital of Tunisia)
Japanese
1 entries- チュニス name (capital of Tunisia)
Kazakh
1 entries- Тунис name (capital of Tunisia)
Khmer
1 entries- ទុយនីស name (capital of Tunisia)
Korean
1 entries- 튀니스 name (capital of Tunisia)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Тунис name (capital of Tunisia)
Lao
1 entries- ຕູນິສ name (capital of Tunisia)
Latin
1 entries- Tunes name (capital of Tunisia)
Latvian
1 entries- Tunisa name (capital of Tunisia)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Tunisas name (capital of Tunisia)
Macedonian
1 entries- Тунис name (capital of Tunisia)
Malay
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Mongolian
1 entries- Тунис name (capital of Tunisia)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- Tûnis name (capital of Tunisia)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Occitan
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تونس name (capital of Tunisia)
Pashto
1 entries- تونس name (capital of Tunisia)
Persian
1 entries- تونس name (capital of Tunisia)
Polish
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Portuguese
3 entries- Tunes name (capital of Tunisia)
- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
- Túnis name (capital of Tunisia)
Romanian
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Russian
1 entries- Туни́с name (capital of Tunisia)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Tùnis name (capital of Tunisia)
- Ту̀нис name (capital of Tunisia)
Slovak
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Slovene
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Spanish
1 entries- Túnez name (capital of Tunisia)
Swedish
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Tagalog
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Tajik
1 entries- Тунис name (capital of Tunisia)
Tatar
1 entries- Тунис name (capital of Tunisia)
Thai
1 entries- ตูนิส name (capital of Tunisia)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཊུ་ནིསི name (capital of Tunisia)
Turkish
1 entries- Tunus name (capital of Tunisia)
Turkmen
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Туні́с name (capital of Tunisia)
Urdu
1 entries- تونس name (capital of Tunisia)
Uyghur
1 entries- تۇنىس name (capital of Tunisia)
Uzbek
1 entries- Tunis name (capital of Tunisia)
Vietnamese
2 entries- Tuy-ni name (capital of Tunisia)
- Tuy-nít name (capital of Tunisia)
Welsh
1 entries- Tiwnis name (capital of Tunisia)
Yiddish
1 entries- טוניס name (capital of Tunisia)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The toponym Tunis comes from the root "ens", a night camp for troops.
Source: tatoeba (7063744)
Tunis is the capital of Tunisia.
Source: tatoeba (7907491)
Tunis is Tunisia's capital.
Source: tatoeba (8396516)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "tunis"?
Closest matches include capital city, city, metropolis, urban center.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "tunis"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.