Synonyms of can
120 similar words · 4 opposite words
Another word for can is be able to. Other synonyms of can are may, cognize, grok, ken and tin. The opposite of can is can't.
Synonyms and similar words for can
verbTo be able to.
- be able toCan, to have the ability to.
verbMay; to be permitted or enabled to.
- mayTo have permission to, be allowed. Used in granting permission and in questions to make polite requests.
nounA sealed metal container, cylindrical or cuboid in form, typically used to store preserved foods.
nounA toilet or lavatory.
- chamber
- chamber potA container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the...
- chemical toiletA toilet or chamber pot which treats waste in place with chemical disinfectants and deodorizers, as in airplane...
- commode
- crapper
- john US, slangA device or place for urination and defecation: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or...
- jordan
- latrine
- pee potA pot used for peeing: a chamber pot.
- pisspotA portable container used for urination, especially in hospitals or in the absence of indoor plumbing; a chamber pot.
- piss pot
- potA vessel used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot; (figuratively, slang) a toilet; the lavatory.
- potty
- potty-chair
- shitbucketSynonym of shitpot (in all senses).
- shitcanA receptacle for holding excrement, especially the removable can on a latrine.
- shitpotA chamber pot or toilet.
- slop bucket
- stoolA close-stool; a seat used for urination and defecation: a chamber pot, commode, outhouse seat, or toilet.
- throneA toilet.
- thunder mug
- big white telephone slangA toilet, as a receptacle for vomiting.
- bog UK, slang
- donnikerA toilet.
- dunny Australia, slang
- headThe toilet of a ship.
- jacks slang
- jakes slangA place to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- khazi
- lav UK, slang
- pisser
- pooper slang
- porcelain god slangA commode; a toilet bowl.
- porcelain goddess slang
- porcelain throne slangSynonym of toilet (fixture).
- privyA lavatory: a room with a toilet.
- shitterA toilet or lavatory; an outhouse.
- toiletA chamber pot.
- toot AustraliaA toilet.
- bathroom US
- necessarium humorous
- urinalA chamber pot specially designed or considered as a device for urination.
- water closet UKA room containing a flush toilet.
- WC UK
- cloaca
- closet
- jacques
- kocayA place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
- siege
- cludgie Scotland
- netty
- six
- facilities
- lavatory
- lavabo humorous, slangA lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- necessaryA place to do the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
- necessary roomA toilet, a lavatory (the room, not the fixture).
- office of easeSynonym of usual offices.
- place
- small roomA lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.
- smallest roomThe lavatory: the room intended for urination and defecation.
- throne room humorous, slang
- cottage slangA public lavatory.
- geography
- usual officesA place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- amenities
- restroom
- washroom
- comfort room
- CRCredit.
- closet of decencyAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- closet of easeA room used to ease one's bowels: a lavatory.
- house of officeAn outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- necessary placeA place used for the business of urination and defecation: an outhouse or lavatory.
- purging place
- vault
- withdraught
- wardrobe
- urination stationA place to urinate: a urinal or toilet.
- carseyA house.
- karzy
- lats
- lavvy
- loo
- thunderboxA chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
- boggerA lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
- brasco
- dikeFormalwear or other fashionable dress.
- Cousin John obsoleteA place or device for urination and defecation: an outhouse or chamber pot.
- gazunder UK, datedA chamber pot.
- guzunder UK, dated
- honey bucket obsolete, slangA chamber pot: a bucket used for urination and defecation.
- honeypot obsolete, slangA chamber pot.
- Jerry UK, dated
- johnny US, dated
- mingo obsoleteA nearly extinct polysynthetic language of the Northern Iroquoian language family.
- necessary stool obsoleteA stool or seat used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation: a chamber pot or toilet.
- pan obsolete
- po Australia, UK
- stool of easement obsoleteA stool upon which to ease one's bowels: a commode, a chamber pot.
- crapper trapper rare
- highway to hell rare, slang
- Quincy US, obsolete
- toilet room dated
- neddy obsolete
- shield Scotland, obsoleteA circuit board that can connect to an Arduino microcontroller and extend its capabilities.
- ladies and gentlemen rare
- office archaic
- House of Lords dated, humorousA lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- teahouse dated, slang
- tearoom dated, slangA public lavatory.
verbTo shut up.
- can itTo shut up, to be quiet; to quit doing something; to put an end to something.
verbTo fire or dismiss an employee.
- axeTo lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel.
Opposite of can
verbTo know how to.
verbMay; to be permitted or enabled to.
- may not
- mayn'tMay not (negative auxiliary).
Meaning of can
- verb To know how to.
- verb To be able to.
- verb May; to be permitted or enabled to.
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