Synonyms of valise

valise

noun

as in briefcase

old-fashioned a small suitcase

The salesman reached down into the valise to remove a miniature prototype.

Related Words

• briefcase
• wallet
• backpack
• attaché
• bags
• handbag
• carryall
• attaché case
• holdall
• carry-on
• luggage
• portmanteau
• baggage
• kit
• knapsack
• traveling bag
• haversack
• carpetbag
• rucksack
• grip
• overnight bag
• duffel bag
• weekender
• kit bag
• packsack
• weekend bag
• traveling case
• cosmetic case

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of valise

But in Vienna, Pollak kept a mistress, and Milena had to take a job porting valises at the train station just to make ends meet. — Christine Estima september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025

That a kindly bellhop from The Balmoral, our hotel adjacent to the station, loaded our valises off a trolley cart did little to rein in these trappings. — Ross Kenneth Urken, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024

But that narrow slot that grips your valise is nonetheless roomy enough for forward-pointing feet and ankles, because BMW cleverly carved a chunk out of each front seatback to accommodate knees and lower appendages. — Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2023

The papers, not yet catalogued, are in three heavy archival boxes, organized by correspondent, and a valise of as-yet-unsorted items. — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2023

At the college archives, Creamer showed us more of the Stevens artifacts housed there, including a valise marked with his name and a photograph of the congressman’s boot maker. — Washington Post, 10 June 2021