Synonyms for cornet

Most common

trump · horn · trumpet · ice-cream · ice cream cone

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.

2. n. 2

   A piece of paper twisted to be used as a container.

Related words

Word family

cornetist

Phrases

ice-cream cornet sea cornet

Forms

Plural

cornets → trumpets, horns, trumps, ice-creams…

Example sentences

• trump The time has come for you to play your trump card.
• horn Gabor used a sharpened horn of a deer as a weapon.
• trumpet Tom doesn't want to learn how to play the trumpet.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

horn¹, cone¹

5 letters

trump¹

7 letters

trumpet²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trumpet² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

cornet