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Synonyms for channel

  • noun

Most common

conduit epithelial duct line television channel distribution channel strait

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Canal

canal, duct, conduit, epithelial duct

2. Gutter

gutter, drain, trench, ditch

Other

groove, way, strait, television channel, station US, passage, line, distribution channel, cut, sound, avenue, artery

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other body of water.

    The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.

  2. n. 2

    The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.

    A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.

Related words

Word family
channelization channelize channel-surf
Phrases
channel bass channel hop channel changer channel flicker channel-surf change the channel channel black channel goose

Forms

Plural
channels → canals, ducts, conduits, gutters…

Example sentences

  • line Charles always takes the line of least resistance.
  • strait The Strait of Gibraltar divides Spain from Morocco.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
channelsteady
conduitfalling
linesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
way1, cut1
4 letters
line1, duct1
5 letters
sound1, canal2, drain1, ditch1
6 letters
avenue3, trench1, groove1, strait1, artery3, gutter2
7 letters
station2, passage2, conduit3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canal2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
chenal