TANKS Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

tanks 1 of 2

noun

plural of tank

as in cages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tank

as in bombs

to be unsuccessful her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots

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Recent Examples of tanks

Noun

In May, at the manufacturing facility, which stores thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals in pressurized tanks used to produce materials such as plexiglass for fighter jet and commercial aircraft windows, one tank threatened to leak or explode. — Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 But faced with the quantity and quality of Soviet tanks in the East, and British-American tanks in the West, the tank’s purpose became the achievement of total battlefield supremacy. — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026

Verb

Rather than catching Max in the act that sent him to prison, Sam is Max's public defender who intentionally tanks the case. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026 This year’s team is an exceptional group of talented players, but their defense fouls too much, Smith dribbles too much and our shooting percentage often tanks. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026 This setback tanks the trade value the Mavericks had hoped to restore following his return from a left calf strain that kept him out of 14 games this season. — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanks

Noun

Use bulb cages or buried layers of hardware cloth to repel rodents, and try adding tree guards and fencing to fend off larger animals.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2018, reporters visited the Ursula detention center in South Texas, an old warehouse housing hundreds of children in a series of cages bound by metal fencing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of cages

Noun

Those coolers have little motors that can cause the mirrors to vibrate.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
From Rochester caves to Ballantyne coolers Once the two-week ripening process is complete, cheeses are packaged and shipped directly to stores.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of coolers

Verb

The importance of competition There are three specific reasons why vote buying usually flops.

— Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
In Bait, Ahmed stars as struggling actor Shah Latif, who flops in his audition to play James Bond and then becomes consumed by the quest to become the first Pakistani 007.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of flops

Noun

The discovery could give researchers a simpler way to investigate structures found in human cells.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
In one effort to better understand what's going on, scientists are learning how specialized cells in our eyes turn the blue wavelength part of the light spectrum into neural signals affecting mood and alertness.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of cells

Verb

This results in a very large star, which eventually collapses to become an intermediate-mass black hole.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
That contributed to a crazy final quarter that featured 10 drives, six total touchdowns and three touchdown passes from Cutforth to drag the Broncos away from one of the worst collapses in recent Boise State history.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of collapses

Noun

The shed behind his home is practically a science lab, full of jugs and evaporators and gallons of sap.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Two common types of plastic — polyethylene and polypropylene, used widely to make food containers, packaging, milk jugs and bottle caps — produced the most hydroxyl radicals detected by the researchers.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of jugs

Verb

If the more collaborative approach falters and a water agency fails to meet commitments, regulators still have the option of putting it back under the traditional regulations.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
If the effort fails, the president can give another candidate an opportunity to form a government.

— Itay Stern, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

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