Synonyms of cans

cans 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of can

1

as in stops

slang to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end

can the chatter, or I'm kicking you out of this library

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stops
• ends
• ceases
• quits
• drops
• halts
• breaks off
• leaves off
• lays off
• desists (from)
• cuts off
• has done with
• packs (up or in)
• knocks off
• gives over
• breaks up
• finishes
• shuts off
• cuts out
• checks
• delays
• discontinues
• blocks
• breaks
• suspends
• concludes
• puts the kibosh on
• stamps
• stems
• brakes
• closes (down)
• holds back
• holds
• ruins
• calls
• squashes
• stays
• turns back
• dams
• pauses
• completes
• stunts
• arrests
• reins (in)
• clamps down
• blockades
• deactivates
• stanches
• kiboshes
• scuttles
• destroys
• snuffs
• dissolves
• kills
• hinders
• squelches
• suppresses
• detains
• obstructs
• aborts
• impedes
• annuls
• demolishes
• abolishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• runs on
• carries on
• proceeds
• advances
• keeps up
• progresses
• drives
• follows through (with)
• stirs
• impels
• actuates
• propels

2

as in sacks

to let go from office, service, or employment

the cashier was summarily canned for stealing from the registers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacks
• removes
• fires
• releases
• dismisses
• retires
• axes
• musters out
• discharges
• turns off
• cashiers
• shows (someone) the door
• terminates
• bounces
• excesses
• sends packing
• lays off
• pink-slips
• trims
• kicks out
• boots (out)
• downsizes
• throws out
• furloughs
• drums (out)
• separates
• chucks (out)
• unseats

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• takes on
• keeps
• employs
• signs (up or on)
• retains
• hires
• engages
• contracts
• recruits
• reemploys
• subcontracts
• rehires

cans

2 of 2

noun

plural of can

1

as in barrels

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder

the shelter stores huge cans of water for an emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrels
• tins
• canisters
• buckets
• drums
• pails
• tin cans
• cannikins

2

as in jails

a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody

the racketeers were rounded up and thrown in the can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jails
• prisons
• penitentiaries
• coolers
• jugs
• pens
• brigs
• coops
• hocks
• tanks
• clinks
• cages
• stockades
• bastilles
• big houses
• slammers
• joints
• pokeys
• nicks
• lockups
• tolbooths
• bridewells
• guardrooms
• stirs
• cells
• hoosegows
• jailhouses
• holes
• quods
• slams
• calabooses
• holds
• dungeons
• bull pens
• hulks
• wards
• concentration camps
• work camps
• guardhouses
• labor camps
• keeps
• prison camps
• blocks
• glasshouses
• gulags
• training schools
• reformatories
• reform schools
• stalags
• oubliettes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outsides

3

as in restrooms

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste

I excused myself and asked if I could use the can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restrooms
• bathrooms
• toilets
• baths
• washrooms
• water closets
• lavatories
• potties
• latrines
• bogs
• conveniences
• comfort stations
• pots
• loos
• johns
• heads
• cloakrooms
• pans
• privies
• outhouses
• commodes
• jakes
• ladies
• half baths
• powder rooms
• garderobes
• ladies' rooms
• men's rooms

4

as in seats

the part of the body upon which someone sits

he fell on the ice and landed on his can

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seats
• bums
• cheeks
• tails
• bottoms
• buns
• rumps
• butts
• fannies
• behinds
• hams
• rear ends
• breeches
• fundaments
• backsides
• nates
• rears
• cabooses
• haunches
• posteriors
• heinies
• tail ends
• hunkers
• tushes
• buttocks
• beams
• keisters
• booties
• duffs
• sterns
• derrieres
• moons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cans

Verb

Continue reading … PEWS AND POLITICS — Church cans patriotic staple on Biden’s posh vacation enclave — pastor says tradition ‘doesn’t cut it’. — FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026

Noun

The trash and debris included tires, plastic bags, trash bags and aluminum cans. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Since it’s produced, and measured in dollars, short of the productive placing their dollars in coffee cans, their surplus will be loaned and invested. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Photos released by state police showed the tractor-trailer lying on its side, with cans of Michelob Ultra and Bud Light strewn across the roadway. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

By July, they're often filled with duplicate tools, broken garden equipment, empty paint cans, and mystery hardware that nobody remembers buying. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 1 July 2026

Items including coolers, folding chairs, frisbees, balls, metal drink containers and aerosol cans — including spray sunscreen — are prohibited. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

The fact that chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)—chemicals once common in aerosol cans and refrigerant loops—could destroy ozone in the atmosphere was discovered in 1974. — Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Large cans of jalapeños and taco sauce, tins of jumbo squid, sacks filled with varying flour types, jars of grape leaves, curry paste, pickled ginger, Japanese mayo, lychee in syrup, Mediterranean chocolate candies and a wide variety of ramen noodle packets were among the items on the shelves. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

Paris Barraza Eventgoers at America’s Block Party Benefit Show at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are snapping photos with a President Abraham Lincoln on stilts, playing corn hole – known as bags to some – and carrying cans of beer. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026