Antonyms of verb box

1 of 3 senses of box

Sense 1
box, package -- (put into a box; "box the gift, please")
       Antonym of unbox (Sense 1)
      => unbox -- (remove from a box; "unbox the presents")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb box

3 senses of box

Sense 1
box, package -- (put into a box; "box the gift, please")
       => encase, incase, case -- (enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud")

Sense 2
box -- (hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!")
       => hit -- (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")

Sense 3
box -- (engage in a boxing match)
       => contend, fight, struggle -- (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country")

Antonyms of adj boxed

2 senses of boxed

Sense 1
boxed -- (enclosed in or set off by a border or box; "boxed sections of the report"; "boxed announcements in the newspaper")

INDIRECT (VIA bordered) -> unbordered -- (having no border)

Sense 2
boxed, boxed-in (prenominal), boxed in (predicate) -- (enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic")

INDIRECT (VIA enclosed) -> unenclosed -- (not closed in our surrounded or included; "an unenclosed porch"; "unenclosed common land")

Similarity of adj boxed

2 senses of boxed

Sense 1
boxed -- (enclosed in or set off by a border or box; "boxed sections of the report"; "boxed announcements in the newspaper")
       => bordered (vs. unbordered) -- (having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term; "black-bordered handkerchief")

Sense 2
boxed, boxed-in (prenominal), boxed in (predicate) -- (enclosed in or as if in a box; "boxed cigars"; "a confining boxed-in space"; "felt boxed in by the traffic")
       => enclosed (vs. unenclosed) -- (closed in or surrounded or included within; "an enclosed porch"; "an enclosed yard"; "the enclosed check is to cover shipping and handling")