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Synonyms for container

  • noun

Most common

shipping container cargo container ben software container pod carton receptacle

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cargo container — someone who contains; something that contains. A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods

cargo container, shipping container

Other

receptacle, carton, pod, software container, ben

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone who contains; something that contains. A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

Related words

Phrases
container ship container vessel shipping container cargo container container flat container format container wagon software container

Forms

Plural
containers → receptacles, cartons, pods, bens…

Example sentences

  • ben Ben decided to tell the lawyer everything he knew.
  • pod The twin sisters are alike as two peas in a pod.
  • carton How many eggs are there in a standard egg carton?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
containersteady
bensteady
podsteady

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

By length

3 letters
ben1, pod1
6 letters
carton2
10 letters
receptacle4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (carton2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
contenant
Italiano
contenitore