boxlike

adjective

Definition of boxlikenext
as in boxy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxlike
  1. boxy
  2. blocky
  3. cubic
  4. cubical
  5. blockish
  6. cuboid
Adjective
  • The spacious suites bear more resemblance to a stylish city apartment than a boxy cruise ship cabin.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Micro-cars make more sense, and the boxy A05 that made its debut at EICMA 2024 in Milan last month is now up for pre-order.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of boxy
Adjective
  • The computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections.
    Sarah Scoles, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
  • According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced.
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2013
Definition of blocky
Adjective
  • New York, on the other hand, produced less than 10 billion cubic feet in 2020, despite the fact that the Southern Tier of New York sits on the same Marcellus Shale formation as in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The volcano released nearly 30 billion cubic feet of ash, leaving the atmosphere so densely clouded that residents had to light candles to see even during the daytime.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of cubic
Adjective
  • Stripping down to a black business-casual bikini with silver accents and necktie while her long blonde ponytail whipped around behind her, the MC turned the digital cubical farm behind her into a sweaty nightclub.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions.
    Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
Definition of cubical
Adjective
  • Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.
    Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
Definition of blockish
Adjective
  • This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.
    Maya Boyd, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The hefty hardback, which weighs nearly eight pounds, comprises 222 pages and more than 125 illustrations dedicated to LV’s iconic cuboid creations.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2022
Definition of cuboid
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