Synonyms for tunnel
ˈtʌn ltun·nel

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1. tunnelnoun

   a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)

   "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"

   Synonyms:
   burrow

2. burrow, tunnelverb

   a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

   Synonyms:
   burrow

3. burrow, tunnelverb

   move through by or as by digging

   "burrow through the forest"

   Synonyms:
   burrow

4. tunnelverb

   force a way through

   Synonyms:
   burrow

Matched Categories

1. • Car
   • Dig
   • Passageway
   • Penetrate

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1. tunnelnoun

   Synonyms:
   funnel

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1. tunnelnoun

   Synonyms:
   funnel, subway

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1. List of paraphrases for "tunnel":

   tunnels, tunneling, underpass, crossing, tunneled, galleria, tunnelling, subway, whc, cht

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How to use tunnel in a sentence?

1. Mike Nguyen:

   It kind of shows you that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and we can go back to what we used to be, that's encouraging.

2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan:

   The US said that Baghdadi killed himself in a tunnel and started a serious PR campaign. We captured his wife, but we didn't make a fuss, I'm declaring this for the first time.

3. Amir Hazar:

   The trucks and businessmen have to wait in a queue at the tunnel for five days a week to get the produce to the local markets.

4. Allan Zeman:

   It's not an easy situation, because at the moment, there's no light at the end of the tunnel, i know many of my tenants. I don't know if they can survive.

5. Abi Roberts:

   I was crushed, i cried in front of these two girls I never met before. It was really emotional. It felt like there was no light at the end of the tunnel.