Synonyms of basins

basins

noun

plural of basin

1

as in bowls

a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing

They washed their clothes in a basin.

Related Words

• bowls
• bottles
• tubs
• buckets
• baskets
• containers
• jars
• kettles
• receptacles
• pots
• vessels
• crates
• holders
• pitchers
• pails
• boxes
• jugs
• packs
• vats
• kits
• caskets
• bags
• kegs
• lockers
• bins
• pockets
• carriers
• trunks
• chests
• cans
• sacks
• cases
• cartridges
• caddies
• cartons
• coolers
• hampers
• handbaskets
• warmers

2

as in valleys

a depressed or sunken area of land

The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands.

Related Words

• valleys
• pits
• ravines
• troughs
• gorges
• bowls
• cavities
• canyons
• holes
• caverns
• caves
• furrows
• burrows
• gullies
• hollows
• gutters
• ditches
• depressions
• trenches
• gulches
• wells
• excavations
• indentations
• concavities
• recesses
• dents
• grooves
• glens
• abysses
• craters
• vacuums
• boreholes
• alcoves
• indentures
• chasms
• voids
• rift valleys
• combes
• kloofs
• dints
• pockets
• sinkholes
• water holes
• potholes
• dingles
• sockets
• dells
• clefts
• nooks
• gulfs
• niches
• openings
• vacuities
• gouges
• postholes
• dimples
• impressions
• chuckholes
• alveoli
• wallows
• imprints
• notches

Dissimilar Words

• hills
• mounds
• tumors
• rises
• swellings
• humps
• projections
• swells
• lumps
• pimples
• bumps
• bunches
• protuberances
• protrusions
• bulges
• convexities
• cambers
• juts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of basins

Gleaming marble basins filled with floating flowers sit comfortably with antique stone tubs that used to hold olive oil back in the day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

His father Rudy Valazquez also said improved conditions like deeper basins in the lake can help more fish survive the winter. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Lee says the department is already working to prepare debris basins and reservoirs for the potential rainfall, especially in the burn scar areas, which are more prone to debris flows. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

The new data from Chengdu confirms that cratonic sedimentary basins can also hold high-purity natural hydrogen deposits. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Rahman, the independent researcher, said flood planning should follow the natural contours of river basins rather than state and international borders. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Hurricane safety tips With the season heating up in both basins, this is a good time to review hurricane safety tips. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Mexico has basins that should be accessible to unconventional production. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Under that circumstance, big river basins would have the same proportions as the small river basins that feed the tributaries within them. — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026