pails

The word “pails” has 1 syllable: pails

It's pronounced as /peɪlz/


What is synonym and antonym for pails?

In the thesaurus, “pails” has 17 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for pails along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for pails

Meanings of pails

  • noun
    1. A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
    2. (In technical use) A closed (covered) cylindrical shipping container.

Example Sentences

  • The farmer filled several pails with water to feed the thirsty animals.
  • She carried two pails of sand to the construction site to help with the building.
  • The children used plastic pails and shovels to build sandcastles at the beach.
  • He stored the nails and screws in separate pails in the workshop for easy access.
  • The gardener used metal pails to transport fertilizer and soil around the greenhouse.

On this page you'll find 17 synonyms or another words to pails, such as: bails, buckets, canteens, cauldrons, flagons, hods, holders.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • arrests
  • baffles
  • bags
  • balks
  • barricades
  • basins
  • baskets
  • binds
  • bins
  • blockades
  • blocks
  • bottles
  • bowls
  • boxes
  • brakes
  • buckets
  • caddies
  • cans
  • carriers
  • cartons
  • cartridges
  • cases
  • caskets
  • chains
  • checks
  • chokes
  • clogs
  • confines
  • constrains
  • containers
  • coolers
  • cramps
  • crates
  • curbs
  • delays
  • derails
  • disrupts
  • embarrasses
  • encumbers
  • fetters
  • foils
  • frustrates
  • gives a hard time
  • halters
  • handbaskets
  • handcuffs
  • handicaps
  • hinders
  • hobbles
  • hog-ties
  • holders
  • holds back
  • holds up
  • impedes
  • inhibits
  • jars
  • jugs
  • kegs
  • kettles
  • kits
  • leashes
  • lockers
  • manacles
  • mires
  • muzzles
  • obstructs
  • packs
  • pails
  • pitchers
  • pockets
  • pots
  • receptacles
  • reins
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  • retains
  • retards
  • roadblocks
  • sabotages
  • sacks
  • shackles
  • short-circuits
  • smothers
  • stifles
  • strangles
  • stumps
  • stymies
  • suffocates
  • suppresses
  • tethers
  • thwarts
  • ties
  • ties up
  • trammels
  • trunks
  • tubs
  • vats
  • vessels
  • warmers

vessels

  • air-cushion vehicles
  • airboats
  • aircraft carriers
  • argosies
  • argosy
  • armada
  • assault boats
  • auxiliaries
  • bags
  • bankers
  • barges
  • barks
  • barques
  • basins
  • baskets
  • bateaux
  • batteaux
  • bins
  • boats
  • bottles
  • bottoms
  • bowls
  • boxes
  • brigantines
  • brigs
  • buckets
  • bumboats
  • caddies
  • canoes
  • cans
  • caravels
  • carriers
  • cartons
  • cartridges
  • cases
  • caskets
  • casseroles
  • catamarans
  • catboats
  • chargers
  • clippers
  • coasters
  • cobles
  • cockleshells
  • colliers
  • containers
  • containerships
  • coolers
  • coracles
  • corvettes
  • crafts
  • crates
  • cruisers
  • cups
  • currachs
  • curraghs
  • cutters
  • destroyers
  • dhows
  • dinghies
  • dinks
  • dishes
  • dories
  • draggers
  • dugouts
  • ferries
  • ferryboats
  • flagships
  • flatboats
  • flotilla
  • formation
  • freighters
  • garveys
  • gigs
  • gillnetters
  • gondolas
  • group
  • hampers
  • handbaskets
  • holders
  • hookers
  • houseboats
  • hovercrafts
  • hoys
  • hydrofoils
  • hydroplanes
  • icebreakers
  • inboards
  • ironclads
  • jars
  • johnboats
  • jolly boats
  • jugs
  • junk
  • kayaks
  • keelboats
  • keels
  • kegs
  • ketches
  • kettles
  • kits
  • launches
  • lifeboats
  • lighters
  • lightships
  • line
  • liners
  • lockers
  • longboats
  • luggers
  • marine defense
  • men-of-war
  • merchant marine
  • merchant ships
  • merchantmen
  • motor ships
  • motorboats
  • narrow boats
  • naval force
  • navy
  • outboards
  • outriggers
  • packets
  • packs
  • paddleboats
  • pails
  • pinnaces
  • piraguas
  • pirogues
  • pitchers
  • plates
  • platters
  • pockets
  • pontoons
  • pots
  • powerboats
  • prams
  • pt boats
  • punts
  • rafts
  • receptacles
  • riverboats
  • rowboats
  • rowing boats
  • sacks
  • sailboats
  • salvers
  • sampans
  • saucers
  • scallopers
  • schooners
  • scows
  • sculls
  • sea force
  • sea power
  • seiners
  • servers
  • shallops
  • shells
  • ships
  • shrimpers
  • skiffs
  • squadron
  • square-riggers
  • steamers
  • steamships
  • superliners
  • supertankers
  • surfboats
  • tall ships
  • tankers
  • taxies
  • taxis
  • tender
  • tonnage
  • torpedo boats
  • towboats
  • traders
  • tramps
  • transports
  • trawlers
  • trays
  • trunks
  • tubs
  • tugboats
  • tugs
  • umiaks
  • unit
  • vats
  • waiters
  • warmers
  • warships
  • water taxis
  • watercrafts
  • whaleboats
  • whalers
  • wherries
  • windjammers
  • workboats
  • xebecs
  • yachts
  • yawls

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