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COULD Synonyms

There are 46 synonyms of the word could. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word could. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for COULD

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cognize
verbv
verb

• be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

grok
verbv
verb

• get the meaning of something

ken
verb, nounv, n
noun

• range of what one can know or understand

• the range of vision

may
noun

• thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America

• the month following April and preceding June

tin
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

• a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking

• metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

• airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

verb

• plate with tin

• preserve in a can or tin

• prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface

toilet
nounn
noun

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

• the act of dressing and preparing yourself

backside
nounn
noun

• the side of an object that is opposite its front

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

bathroom
nounn
noun

• a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

• a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

behind
adverbadv
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adverb

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

adjective satellite

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

bottom
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• situated at the bottom or lowest position

noun

• the lower side of anything

• the lowest part of anything

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

• a depression forming the ground under a body of water

• low-lying alluvial land near a river

• a cargo ship

adjective satellite

• the lowest rank

verb

• provide with a bottom or a seat

• strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

• come to understand

buns
nounn
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

buttocks
nounn
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

canful
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the quantity contained in a can

commode
nounn
noun

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

• a tall elegant chest of drawers

crapper
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

derriere
nounn
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

dismiss
verb, nounv, n
verb

• bar from attention or consideration

• cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

• stop associating with

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

• declare void

displace
verbv
verb

• cause to move, usually with force or pressure

• take the place of or have precedence over

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

fire
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the event of something burning (often destructive)

• the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy

• the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

• a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning

• once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

• feelings of great warmth and intensity

• fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking

• a severe trial

• intense adverse criticism

verb

• start firing a weapon

• cause to go off

• bake in a kiln so as to harden

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• go off or discharge

• drive out or away by or as if by fire

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• destroy by fire

• provide with fuel

• generate an electrical impulse

• become ignited

• start or maintain a fire in

fundament
nounn
noun

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• lowest support of a structure

Best Hypernyms For COULD

Here is a list of related hypernyms for could, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
ability aptitude buoy capability capacity competence container containerful keep potential preserve qualification remove room talent
Phrases (2)
body partplumbing fixture

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