Synonyms of slots

slots

noun

plural of slot

as in places

a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited

called an old friend to see if he could find a slot for his college-age son in the construction business that summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• places
• niches
• grooves
• jobs
• positions
• appointments
• berths
• functions
• billets
• posts
• ranks
• capacities
• stations
• things
• statuses
• standings
• specialties
• specialities
• strong suits
• long suits
• métiers
• fortes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slots

The advent of rankings allowed players to earn their way into tournaments, but the owners and directors still held onto a handful of slots for their favorites, which became known as wild cards. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The county has enough licensed slots for only 4% of children younger than 24 months, according to a 2024 report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley. — Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Arizona came into the game in a three-way tie with San Diego and Philadelphia for the NL's final two wild-card slots. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

New consultations, postoperative checks, and urgent add-ons compete for the same time slots. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Then the committee slotted Nevada as the second primary state, freezing traditional first-in-the-nation New Hampshire out of the top two slots. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

Frontières, the international co-production market organized by Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, announced its latest spin-off edition in May and received more than 100 submissions for five slots. — Jennie Punter, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Each rack has four slots for brooms and mops in addition to five hooks to hang your dustpan, cleaning brushes, and other miscellaneous items like umbrellas that tend to become cluttered in the closet’s floor. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Lower water levels will force cargo ships to reduce their loads and could further reduce the number of transit slots available later this year. — CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026