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Synonyms for receptacle

11 synonyms

noun

Most common

box vessel container socket thalamus

All synonyms

Noun

container, socket, box, vessel, receiver, repository, dish, magazine, ben, thalamus, tore

Definitions

n. 1
A container.

Related words

Phrases: cum receptacle mail receptacle

Forms

Plural: receptacles → containers, sockets, boxes, vessels…

Example sentences

box The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
vessel The vessel was loaded with coal, lumber, and so on.
container Don't touch the container with the forbidden flies.
socket We need to get a sparky in to look at that socket.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
receptacle		falling
box		rising
vessel		falling
container		steady
socket		steady
thalamus		steady

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

By length

3 letters: box¹, ben¹
4 letters: dish¹, tore¹
6 letters: vessel², socket²
8 letters: magazine³, receiver³, thalamus³
9 letters: container³
10 letters: repository⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vessel² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: réceptacle
Italiano: ricettacolo
Español: receptáculo