Synonyms of television

television

noun

ˈte-lə-ˌvi-zhən 

as in TV

an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound

people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• TV
• tube
• telly
• box
• plasma
• boob tube
• idiot box
• LCD
• home video
• home theater

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of television

Until recently, Bayless was the one without a television platform. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Helen knitted and watched women’s basketball on television, Rocky read a schoolbook about the Industrial Revolution in England, and the Schipperke slept on the rug by the fireplace. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

The men are making their national television debut on a show that rewards quick thinking, being calm under pressure and having a willingness to go on an adventure. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

One of her earliest television roles was as one of the ugly stepsisters in the 1957 TV production of Cinderella with Julie Andrews — whom Ghostley would reunite with onscreen as part of The Julie Andrews Hour in 1972. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026