Synonyms of canister

canister

noun

ˈka-nə-stər 

variants also cannister

as in barrel

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder

she put the store-bought cookies in a fancy canister to make them look homemade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrel
• tin
• drum
• bucket
• pail
• can
• tin can
• cannikin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canister

There, a canister logged as CCUT89 drew his attention since the British censors had cut 89 seconds out of the film. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Designed to attach to any pair of bib shorts and sit flush under any cycling jersey, the Aerobag is basically a TPU vest equipped with a proprietary CO2 canister and nine motion sensors. — Adam Schram, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

The overall look suggests a fuel canister, while physical features such as the bump guards that surround the front-panel buttons and the flip-up cover over the reset button recall fighter-jet controls. — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

But she, and New York Times journalists observing the raid, were soon distracted by a group of cockroaches scurrying past an oil canister. — Zishaan A Latif, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026