Synonyms of socket

socket

noun

as in opening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opening
• alcove
• bowl
• cleft
• pocket
• nook
• basin
• valley
• niche
• alveolus
• trench
• cave
• cavity
• dimple
• groove
• burrow
• impression
• cavern
• excavation
• gouge
• ditch
• gutter
• furrow
• notch
• imprint
• trough
• borehole
• water hole
• vacuum
• crater
• sinkhole
• concavity
• pit
• hollow
• pothole
• recess
• indentation
• well
• hole
• dent
• posthole
• chasm
• chuckhole
• depression
• abyss
• void
• dint
• indenture
• wallow
• vacuity
• gulf

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• projection
• protrusion
• camber
• bulge
• convexity
• protuberance
• hill
• rise
• tumor
• mound
• jut
• swelling
• bump
• lump
• bunch
• swell
• hump
• pimple

Examples of socket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many hotels and airports now have USB charging ports built into their plug sockets, but just in case, research what plugs your destination country uses and get a few adapters. —Erica Kasper, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024

Keep Light Bulbs From Sticking Outdoor light bulbs can have a knack for sticking in the socket after long periods of time, leaving you with the task of trying to unscrew a stubborn bulb without breaking the glass. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024

Its eyes were missing, but what filled the sockets looked exactly like eyes: black centers. —Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024

There’s a logistical part, which was complicated because things like the plug sockets, the light switches, the radiators and European fridges are very different from fridges in the U.S. typically. —Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024