Synonyms of boxes

boxes 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of box

1

as in bins

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things

filled a whole box with books

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bins
• lockers
• trunks
• chests
• crates
• caskets
• cases
• caddies
• cartons
• compartments
• coffins
• vaults
• footlockers
• strongboxes
• safes
• lockboxes
• coffers
• safe-deposit boxes
• hatboxes
• sea chests
• caissons
• snuffboxes
• canteens
• bandboxes
• jewel boxes
• hope chests
• tinderboxes
• minaudières

2

as in coffins

a boxlike container for holding a dead body

the only way I'm ever leaving this hospital room is in a box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coffins
• caskets
• tombs
• sarcophagi
• urns
• vaults
• biers
• crypts
• palls
• sepulchres
• charnels
• body bags
• sepultures

3

as in TVs

an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound

would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• TVs
• televisions
• tubes
• tellies
• idiot boxes
• boob tubes
• plasmas
• LCDs
• home videos
• home theaters

4

as in pickles

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pickles
• dilemmas
• predicaments
• holes
• corners
• swamps
• jams
• binds
• spots
• rabbit holes
• difficulties
• fixes
• kettles of fish
• rattraps
• sticky wickets
• nodes
• impasses
• mires
• quagmires
• jackpots
• crises
• soups
• plights
• hot waters
• catch-22's
• troubles
• quandaries
• emergencies
• clutches
• pinches
• straits
• scrapes
• logjams
• deadlocks
• crossroads
• exigencies
• stalemates
• standstills
• halts
• junctures

boxes

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of box

as in punches

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punches
• pounds
• blows
• thumps
• thuds
• swipes
• hits
• strokes
• knocks
• clips
• slaps
• whacks
• pokes
• licks
• smacks
• socks
• hooks
• switches
• beats
• spanks
• belts
• bangs
• bats
• slams
• cuffs
• slugs
• pelts
• buffets
• stripes
• claps
• hands
• hacks
• lashes
• chops
• swats
• stingers
• picks
• whams
• welts
• cracks
• fillips
• biffs
• whops
• raps
• kicks
• clouts
• haymakers
• bops
• dabs
• plumps
• knees
• larrups
• thwacks
• busts
• counters
• lickings
• bashes
• smashes
• wallops
• douses
• swings
• counterstrokes
• beatings
• rights
• roundhouses
• counterblows
• rabbit punches
• lefts
• sucker punches
• body blows
• counterpunches
• crunchers
• pastings
• whips
• shivers
• uppercuts
• sidewinders
• batterings
• knockdowns
• KOs
• bastinadoes
• wallopings
• knockouts
• right-handers
• thrashings
• whippings
• kayos
• drubbings
• one-twos

boxes

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of box

as in clips

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clips
• punches
• hits
• knocks
• pounds
• smacks
• slaps
• slams
• bangs
• claps
• bats
• strikes
• cracks
• whacks
• socks
• swipes
• tags
• nails
• clocks
• hammers
• slugs
• belts
• kicks
• thumps
• taps
• bobs
• pastes
• flicks
• licks
• clouts
• swats
• bashes
• jabs
• raps
• shoves
• pokes
• whales
• pushes
• zaps
• bludgeons
• thwacks
• bops
• chops
• busts
• stamps
• wallops
• bonks
• biffs
• bumps
• stabs
• clobbers
• smites
• slogs
• strokes
• peppers
• decks
• buffets
• cuffs
• beats
• batters
• floors
• butts
• pelts
• hangs one on
• laces
• scuffs
• mauls
• dumps
• knees
• mangles
• levels
• roughs
• switches
• pummels
• bowls (down or over)
• creams
• prods
• lashes
• beans
• clubs
• bungs
• brains
• slashes
• jostles
• canes
• whips
• drubs
• bunts
• skulls
• sledges
• pommels
• knocks down
• spears
• lambastes
• conks
• fells
• saps
• cudgels
• flogs
• sucker punches
• sledgehammers
• flails
• rabbit-punches
• thrashes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boxes

Noun

The photography is produced in Japan, capturing the beauty of the country's changing seasons, label colors are inspired by the four seasons and design including gift boxes embraces Japanese aesthetics throughout. — Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Heirs want to honor their legacy without being buried under boxes of unwanted dishes, figurines, or baseball cards. — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 July 2026

Hampton works with a network of volunteers to deliver boxes of groceries to immigrant families impacted by the task force, many of whom are still limiting their time out of the house to only the most essential activities. — Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 27 July 2026

Quince offers a selection of travel-friendly shoes that check all of her boxes. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026

With all the boxes checked on statutory requirements, the USTR can take action—including by leveraging tariffs—to stop the foreign actor from perpetrating the offense. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

For days when comfort is nonnegotiable, this $28 sandal checks all the boxes. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

These cuts are required to get tile to fit around electric outlet and switch boxes. — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Men don ritual shawls and leather prayer boxes, the time of the prayer dictated not by a clock but by the rising of the sun. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 July 2026

Verb

Brlan said the planter boxes along with artificial turf, plants and soil supplied by Uplift Property Management were a huge addition to the new garden. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026

The cardboard boxes the food is packaged in are also being resold online, with one user selling them for $15 each. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Here’s how Bloodhounds Season 2 boxes its way to a brutal conclusion. — Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Apr. 2026

Nick Phillips, with Applied Digital, said the tax exemption ban effectively boxes out data centers from building in South Dakota. — Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026

The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Toe tap on the sideline for 17, then boxes out Greg Newsome for 14 more. — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025

To mark the occasion, Crumbl is also releasing limited-edition Martha Stewart boxes for its six-pack orders — perfect for gifting or adding a touch of elegance to any gathering. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025

This all played out just after the museum had opened, with bystanders able to video one suspect in a high-visibility vest standing at one of the glass boxes housing historical treasures. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025