Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "boxing" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unboxing

Derived Terms

Boxing Day Burmese boxing Tae Bo Thai boxing antiboxing bare-knuckle boxing boxaerobics boxercise boxing bag boxing glove boxing kangaroo boxing match boxing ring boxing time cage boxing chess boxing drunken boxing foxy boxing kick-boxing kickboxing nonboxing postboxing shadow boxing shadow-boxing shadowboxing soft boxing white-collar boxing

Derived From

box

Inflected/Variant Forms

box

Context

construction object oriented programming sports

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

contact sport enclosing enclosure envelopment inclosure

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

autoboxing kickboxing shadowboxing

Type Of (IsA)

contact sport form of fighting olympic event

Related Terms

box boxer clinch down for the count fancy footwork left hook on the canvas on the mat on the ropes prizefighting ring uppercut wrestling

Related Terms

casing clinch down for count fancy footwork fist gloved heap knockout left hook on canvas on mat on ropes prizefighting ring technical knockout upper cut wrestling

Synonym Network

fisticuffs packing wrapping

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.