basins

The word “basins” has 2 syllables: ba-sins

It's pronounced as /ˈbeɪ.sɪnz/


What is synonym and antonym for basins?

In the thesaurus, “basins” has 103 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for basins

Antonyms for basins

  • bulges
  • bumps
  • bunches
  • cambers
  • convexities
  • hills
  • humps
  • juts
  • lumps
  • mounds
  • pimples
  • projections
  • protrusions
  • protuberances
  • rises
  • swellings
  • swells
  • tumors

Meanings of basins

  • noun
    1. A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.
    2. A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food.
    3. A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
    4. An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.
    5. A rock formation scooped out by water erosion.
  • verb
    1. To create a concavity or depression in.
    2. To serve as or become a basin.
    3. To shelter or enclose in a basin.

Example Sentences

  • The kitchen has two basins for washing dishes.
  • Mountain basins often collect water from surrounding streams.
  • The scientist studied the drainage basins to understand flood patterns.
  • Several large basins were filled with water for the garden plants.
  • The hotel bathrooms were equipped with modern basins and fixtures.

On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to basins, such as: abysses, alcoves, alveoli, bags, baskets, bins, boreholes.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • arms
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  • bayou
  • bays
  • bights
  • canals
  • channels
  • containerports
  • coves
  • creeks
  • docks
  • embayments
  • estuaries
  • fiords
  • firths
  • fjords
  • gulf
  • gulfs
  • harborages
  • harbors
  • havens
  • home ports
  • inlets
  • lochs
  • loughs
  • marinas
  • marsh
  • moorages
  • moorings
  • narrows
  • pond
  • pool
  • ports
  • roads
  • roadsteads
  • seaports
  • shallows
  • shoal
  • sounds
  • straits
  • tidal pond

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