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can

The word “can” has 1 syllable: can

It's pronounced as /kən/

What is synonym and antonym for can?

In the thesaurus, “can” has 234 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for can along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for can

  • abolish
  • abort
  • aluminum
  • annul
  • arrest
  • ax
  • axe
  • backside
  • barrel
  • bastille
  • bath
  • bathroom
  • be capable of
  • be equal to
  • be up to
  • beam
  • behind
  • big house
  • block
  • blockade
  • bog
  • boot
  • bootie
  • booty
  • bottle
  • bottom
  • bounce
  • brake
  • break
  • break off
  • break up
  • breech
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • bucket
  • bull pen
  • bum
  • buns
  • butt
  • buttocks
  • caboose
  • cage
  • calaboose
  • call
  • can do
  • canister
  • cannikin
  • cannister
  • cashier
  • cease
  • cell
  • check
  • cheeks
  • clamp down
  • clink
  • cloakroom
  • comfort station
  • commit
  • commode
  • complete
  • concentration camp
  • conclude
  • convenience
  • cooler
  • coop
  • cut off
  • cut out
  • cut the mustard
  • dam
  • deactivate
  • delay
  • demolish
  • derriere
  • destroy
  • detain
  • discharge
  • discontinue
  • dismiss
  • dissolve
  • downsize
  • drop
  • drum
  • duff
  • dungeon
  • end
  • excess
  • expel
  • fanny
  • finish
  • fire
  • fundament
  • furlough
  • garderobe
  • give over
  • give the heave-ho
  • glasshouse
  • gluteus maximus
  • guardhouse
  • guardroom
  • gulag
  • gunboat
  • gutbucket
  • half bath
  • halt
  • hams
  • haunches
  • have done with
  • have it made
  • head
  • heinie
  • hind end
  • hinder
  • hock
  • hold
  • hold back
  • hole
  • hoosegow
  • hunkers
  • impede
  • jail
  • jailhouse
  • jakes
  • jar
  • john
  • johnny
  • joint
  • jug
  • keep
  • keester
  • keister
  • kibosh
  • kick out
  • kill
  • knock off
  • labor camp
  • ladies
  • latrine
  • lavatory
  • lay off
  • leave off
  • let go
  • litter box
  • lockup
  • loo
  • make it
  • make out
  • make the grade
  • manage
  • may
  • moon
  • muster out
  • nates
  • nick
  • obstruct
  • oubliette
  • outhouse
  • package
  • pail
  • pan
  • pause
  • pen
  • penitentiary
  • pink-slip
  • pokey
  • pop top
  • posterior
  • pot
  • potty
  • powder room
  • prison
  • prison camp
  • privy
  • put the kibosh on
  • put up
  • quit
  • quod
  • rear
  • rear end
  • receptacle
  • reform school
  • reformatory
  • release
  • remove
  • restroom
  • retire
  • ruin
  • rump
  • sack
  • sandbox
  • scuttle
  • seat
  • send packing
  • separate
  • shut off
  • slam
  • slammer
  • snuff
  • squash
  • squelch
  • stalag
  • stamp
  • stanch
  • staunch
  • stay
  • stem
  • stern
  • stir
  • stockade
  • stop
  • stunt
  • suppress
  • suspend
  • tail
  • tail end
  • take care of
  • tank
  • terminate
  • throne
  • throw out
  • tin
  • tin can
  • toilet
  • tolbooth
  • training school
  • trim
  • turn back
  • turn off
  • tush
  • unseat
  • vessel
  • ward
  • washroom
  • water closet
  • work camp

Antonyms for can

  • actuate
  • advance
  • allow
  • cannot
  • carry on
  • continue
  • contract
  • drive
  • employ
  • engage
  • hire
  • impel
  • keep
  • keep up
  • outside
  • proceed
  • progress
  • propel
  • recruit
  • reemploy
  • rehire
  • retain
  • run on
  • stir
  • subcontract
  • take on

Meanings of can

  • verb
    1. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
    2. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
    3. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
    4. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
    5. To know.
    6. To seal in a can.
    7. To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.
    8. To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).
    9. To shut up.
    10. To fire or dismiss an employee.
    11. To hole the ball.
  • noun
    1. A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top.
    2. A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).
    3. A tin-plate canister, often cylindrical, for preserved foods such as fruit, meat, or fish.
    4. A chamber pot, now a toilet or lavatory.
    5. Buttocks.
    6. Jail or prison.
    7. (in the plural) Headphones.
    8. A drinking cup.
    9. A cube-shaped buoy or marker used to denote a port-side lateral mark.
    10. A chimney pot.
    11. (in the plural) an E-meter used in Scientology auditing.

Example Sentences

  • She believes she can achieve her goals with hard work.
  • Please bring me a can of soda from the fridge.
  • He asked if we can finish the project by tomorrow.
  • The dog jumped as high as it can to catch the ball.
  • A rusty old can was lying in the middle of the road.

On this page you'll find 260 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to can, such as: abolish, abort, actuate, advance, allow, aluminum, annul.

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