Synonyms of tank

tank 1 of 2

noun

as in cage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cage
• cell
• jug
• bull pen
• cooler
• pen
• big house
• penitentiary
• jail
• coop
• prison
• brig
• guardroom
• hole
• jailhouse
• stockade
• lockup
• hock
• calaboose
• ward
• slammer
• bridewell
• joint
• guardhouse
• stir
• slam
• pokey
• bastille
• block
• can
• clink
• glasshouse
• hoosegow
• quod
• tolbooth
• concentration camp
• prison camp
• labor camp
• nick
• hold
• dungeon
• work camp
• hulk(s)
• gulag
• keep
• stalag
• reform school
• training school
• reformatory
• oubliette

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• outside

tank

2 of 2

verb

as in to flop

to be unsuccessful

her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flop
• collapse
• fail
• bomb
• fold
• strike out
• struggle
• miss
• fall short
• flame out
• crater
• wash out
• lay an egg
• fall flat
• founder
• come to grief
• come a cropper
• come up empty
• flunk
• die on the vine
• skid
• decline
• fall on one's face
• crash
• slip
• sink
• flounder
• slump
• misfire
• crumble
• go under
• wane
• miscarry
• implode
• self-destruct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• go
• work out
• succeed
• deliver
• go over
• come off
• click
• cook
• pan out
• flourish
• thrive
• win
• prosper
• triumph
• prevail

Examples of tank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Whether just getting back into the routine of doing the school run or taking a weekend road trip, from September 1 through October 31, one company is providing a way to give back by just filling up your gas tank. —Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024

The bike's gas tank has a pair of bars attached to it that don't allow for any upward movement, but are free to move side to side. —New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024

Verb

By contrast, new swimming pool installations are tanking, largely due to the same factors cooling the U.S. economy, Axios' Courtenay Brown reports. —Erin Alberty, Axios, 31 July 2024

That marketing faux pas also in part led to the film tanking at the box office, despite its strong test audience performance. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 July 2024

Phrases Containing tank

• think tank