Synonyms of crates

crates

noun

plural of crate

as in wrecks

a dilapidated old automobile

he keeps sinking money into that old crate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrecks
• hulks
• lemons
• beaters
• junkers
• jalopies
• clunkers
• flivvers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crates

The crates of scented rose petals littering the studio help too. — Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

On a Saturday in late September 2025, the 40-year-old mother of four was loading crates of grapes onto a forklift in a Fresno County field. — Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

In the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper, the Muppets get shipped across the Atlantic in crates stenciled with the species inside. — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

In regards to what is happening on the streets of NYC — Kaporos — thousands of young Cornish chickens are kept in the streets in crates, in hazardous and dangerous conditions. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

During the day, patrons sip beer outside while chatting with friends or searching through crates of music. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Decorate the front porch by mixing heirloom pumpkins with potted mums, real candles in lanterns, and wood crates for height and variety, the designer suggests. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 10 Sep. 2026