Antonyms for
tunnel
An underground or underwater passage.
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No Antonyms Found for Tunnel

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All Definitions for Tunnel

Below are all the dictionary definitions of tunnel:

1An underground or underwater passage.
2A passage through or under some obstacle.
3A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.
4To make a tunnel through or under something
5To burrow.
6To dig a tunnel.
7A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels
8A funnel.
9The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke
10A flue.
11A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach
12Distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
13Anything that resembles a tunnel.
14A wrapper for a protocol that cannot otherwise be used because it is unsupported, blocked, or insecure.
15To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for an insecure or unsupported protocol).
16To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use.
17To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount.
18A locality in the City of Launceston, northern Tasmania, Australia.

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Common antonyms for tunnel. These words express opposite or contrasting meanings and can be used to create contrast in writing.

How many antonyms does tunnel have?

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About antonyms for tunnel

Finding the right antonym for tunnel helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "An underground or underwater passage.", tunnel has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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