Synonyms for trough

Most common

till · trench · gutter · nadir · bathyphase

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

peak, ridge, summit

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

   One of Harriet's chores was to slop the pigs' trough each morning and evening.

Related words

Phrases

eaves trough glacial trough trough lake trough shell trough valley water trough

Forms

Plural

troughs → bowls, gutters, trenches, nadirs…

Example sentences

• till The farmer rose at sunrise and worked till sunset.
• trench Trench warfare characterized the 1914-1918 War.
• gutter This company has become a gutter for broken dreams.
• nadir That was the nadir of the worst years of my life.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

till¹, bowl¹

5 letters

nadir²

6 letters

trench¹, gutter², kennel², manger²

10 letters

bathyphase

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nadir² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

auge

Italiano

mangiatoia

Deutsch

Mulde