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Synonyms for tunnel

  • noun

Most common

funnel burrow adit

All synonyms

Noun

subway UK, burrow, adit, funnel

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An underground or underwater passage.

Related words

Word family
tunnellike tunnelly tunneler
Phrases
flesh tunnel sun tunnel air tunnel carpal tunnel ear tunnel high tunnel love tunnel tunnel boring machine

Forms

Plural
tunnels → subways, burrows, adits, funnels…

Example sentences

  • funnel In the funnel, the cone shape has been truncated.
  • burrow This is where the dung beetle’s burrow is located.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tunnelsteady
funnelfalling
burrowsteady
aditfalling

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

By length

4 letters
adit
6 letters
subway2, funnel2, burrow2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (subway2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
tunnel
Italiano
tunnel
Español
túnel
Deutsch
Tunnel