Synonyms of cases

cases 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of case

1

as in sheaths

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

those binoculars come with their own case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheaths
• casings
• coverings
• housings
• covers
• shells
• jackets
• hulls
• packages
• pods
• capsules
• coatings
• cartridges
• plates
• shields
• cocoons
• husks
• encasements
• armors
• wrappers
• houses
• cassettes
• crusts
• mails
• platings
• envelopes
• skins
• barks
• hides
• facings
• carapaces
• cuticles
• backings
• panoplies
• covertures

2

as in bins

a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things

a handy little cosmetics case that matches the rest of her luggage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

cases

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of case

1

as in patients

an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment

her doctor wishes that all of his cases were as cooperative as she is

Synonyms & Similar Words

• patients
• inpatients
• outpatients
• sufferers
• victims
• rehabilitants
• convalescents
• nurslings

2

as in examples

one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like

this is a perfect case of people jumping to the wrong conclusion before all the facts are known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examples
• instances
• samples
• specimens
• illustrations
• indications
• cases in point
• representatives
• prototypes
• exemplifications
• exemplars
• paradigms
• manifestations
• cross sections
• evidences
• signs
• archetypes
• classics
• loci classici
• microcosms

3

as in facts

something that actually exists

this has never been the case before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• facts
• things
• elements
• occurrences
• realities
• items
• actualities
• events
• materialities
• circumstances
• phenomena
• certainties
• inevitabilities
• particulars

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fictions
• fantasies
• possibilities
• illusions
• probabilities
• potentialities
• eventualities

4

as in reasons

a statement given to explain a belief or act

you'll get a chance to make your case, but unless you're very convincing, your request will be denied

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reasons
• explanations
• arguments
• apologies
• accountings
• rationales
• justifications
• accounts
• excuses
• appeals
• defenses
• alibis
• vindications
• pleas
• pretexts
• rationalizations
• apologiae
• pretenses
• guises

5

as in bouts

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

a young boy suffering from a case of chicken pox

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouts
• seizures
• attacks
• spells
• sieges
• fits
• accesses
• pangs
• recurrences
• turns
• relapses
• spasms
• convulsions
• breakdowns
• agitations
• throes
• paroxysms
• frenzies
• collapses
• prostrations
• brainstorms
• eclampsias

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrests
• reliefs
• remissions

6

as in possibilities

something that might happen

it may be the case that the cause of the fire will forever remain a mystery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• possibilities
• events
• contingencies
• contingences
• contingents
• probabilities
• eventualities
• risks
• accidents
• hazards
• chances
• haps

7

as in problems

something that requires thought and skill for resolution

that's a tough case to solve

Synonyms & Similar Words

• problems
• challenges
• matters
• issues
• troubles
• questions
• nuts
• predicaments
• knots
• dilemmas
• hot waters
• mysteries
• corners
• pickles
• jams
• quandaries
• puzzles
• conundrums
• fixes
• quagmires
• snags
• pitfalls
• spots
• toughies
• riddles
• Gordian knots
• glitches
• enigmas
• mires
• cruxes
• holes
• sticky wickets
• puzzlements
• hitches
• catches
• stumpers
• posers
• brainteasers
• catch-22's

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• solutions
• answers
• silver bullets
• magic bullets
• panaceas
• cure-alls

cases

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of case

as in encompasses

Related Words

• encompasses
• encloses
• fits
• houses
• shelters
• encases
• accommodates
• takes
• harbors
• lodges
• contains
• holds
• boasts
• bears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cases

Noun

Sánchez, while a popular progressive leader internationally, has been surrounded by a series of legal cases against his Socialist party and even his family, which all deny any wrongdoing. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

The backlash is an understandable, if misguided, response to a number of concerning cases of police abuse. — Rafael A. Mangual, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026

In most cases, Linde provides oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and helium to customers through merchant sale of gas (SOG) agreements, which is where Linde continually supplies gas to customers through long-term contracts. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

In some cases, the obsession becomes so extreme that men may avoid eating foods prepared elsewhere or outside their strict standards. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

And like the majority of the books banned in the Pico case, books by Black authors remain high on the list of school censorship cases. — Susan Farrell, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

In both cases, the lives of Arabs and Muslims were devalued to the point of erasure. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Immigration detention centers are designed to hold individuals awaiting decisions in their civil immigration cases, not as punishment for a crime. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Viet Tan, a pro-democracy group composed of members of the Vietnamese diaspora, published a report in September that documented 20 cases where Vietnamese authorities pursued critics and activists outside its own borders. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026