tanks

The word “tanks” has 1 syllable: tanks

It's pronounced as /tæŋks/

What is synonym and antonym for tanks?

In the thesaurus, “tanks” has 84 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for tanks

bastilles
big houses
blocks
bombs
bridewells
brigs
bull pens
cages
calabooses
cans
cells
clinks
collapses
comes a cropper
comes to grief
comes up empty
concentration camps
coolers
coops
crashes
craters
crumbles
declines
dies on the vine
dungeons
fails
falls flat
falls short
flames out
flops
flounders
flunks
folds
founders
glasshouses
goes under
guardhouses
guardrooms
gulags
hocks
holds
holes
hoosegows
hulks
implodes
jailhouses
jails
joints
jugs
keeps
labor camps
lays an egg
lockups
miscarries
misfires
misses
nicks
oubliettes
penitentiaries
pens
pokeys
prison camps
prisons
quods
reform schools
reformatories
self-destructs
sinks
skids
slammers
slams
slips
slumps
stalags
stirs
stockades
strikes out
struggles
tolbooths
training schools
wanes
wards
washes out
work camps

Antonyms for tanks

clicks
comes off
cooks
delivers
flourishes
goes
goes over
outsides
pans out
prevails
prospers
succeeds
thrives
triumphs
wins
works out

Meanings of tanks

noun
1. A closed container for liquids or gases.
2. An open container or pool for storing water or other liquids.
3. A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.
4. The fuel reservoir of a vehicle.
5. The amount held by a container; a tankful.
6. An armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks.
7. (Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam.
8. A large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field.
9. By extension a small pond for the same purpose.
10. A very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank.
11. A unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks).
12. A prison cell, or prison generally.
13. A metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank.
14. A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
15. A Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
verb
1. To fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet.
2. To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.
3. To put (fuel, etc.) into a tank.
4. To deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.
5. To resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt.
6. To contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank.
7. To stand; to tolerate.
interjection
1. Thanks.

Example Sentences

The military deployed several tanks to the battlefield.
Fish swam peacefully in the large aquarium tanks at the marine exhibit.
The fuel tanks were filled before the long journey began.
He collects miniature models of historical tanks.
Water storage tanks were installed to supply the village during droughts.

On this page you'll find 100 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tanks, such as: bastilles, big houses, blocks, bombs, bridewells, brigs, bull pens.

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