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Synonyms for rubber

  • noun

Most common

arctic gumshoe pitcher's plate condom eraser

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Gum elastic

natural rubber, india rubber, gum elastic dated, caoutchouc dated

2. Arctic

arctic, gumshoe, golosh, galosh US

3. Pitcher's plate — the rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch

pitcher's plate, pitcher's rubber

4. Condom

condom, prophylactic, safety, safe

Other

eraser

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.

    Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.

  2. n. 2

    Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.

  3. n. 3

    Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.

  4. n. 4

    An eraser.

Related words

Word family
rubberise rubberless rubberlike rubberous rubbery
Phrases
rubber shoe rubber pants india rubber rubber-stamp natural rubber rubber band rubber room burn rubber

Forms

Plural
rubbers → caoutchoucs, arctics, gumshoes, goloshes…

Example sentences

  • arctic The polar bear is the apex predator of the Arctic.
  • condom Pull the foreskin back before putting on the condom.
  • eraser May I use your eraser? I seem to have lost mine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rubberfalling
arcticfalling
gumshoerising
condomrising
eraserrising

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

By length

4 letters
safe1
6 letters
safety2, arctic2, condom2, eraser3, golosh, galosh2
7 letters
gumshoe2
10 letters
caoutchouc
12 letters
prophylactic4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (safety2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
caoutchouc
Deutsch
Gummi