TRIPLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TRIPLE?

Need another word that means the same as “triple”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “triple” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Triple” are: ternary, treble, triplex, three-fold, threefold, three-way, tripartite, three times, three times as much as, triad, trio, triplet, three-bagger, three-base hit, threesome, triumvirate, troika, increase by three

Triple as a Noun

Definitions of "Triple" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “triple” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A quantity that is three times as great as another.
• A hit which enables the batter to reach third base.
• A sporting contest in which each side has three players.
• A system of change-ringing using seven bells, with three pairs changing places each time.
• A thing that is three times as large as usual or is made up of three standard units or items.
• A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base.
• A set of three similar things considered as a unit.

Synonyms of "Triple" as a noun (8 Words)

three-bagger	A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base.
three-base hit	A connection made via the internet to another website.
triad	A group or set of three related people or things. The triad of medication diet and exercise are necessary in diabetes care.
trio	(in piquet) a set of three aces, kings, queens, jacks, or tens held in one hand. The hotel was run by a trio of brothers.
triplet	A set or succession of three similar things. The boxer s jab came in triplets.
triumvirate	A group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority. A triumvirate of three executive vice presidents.
troika	A team of three horses for a troika.

Usage Examples of "Triple" as a noun

• Two whiskies—triples, please.

Triple as a Verb

Definitions of "Triple" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “triple” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Become three times as much or as many.
• Hit a three-base hit.
• Increase threefold.
• Hit a triple.
• Multiply by three.

Synonyms of "Triple" as a verb (2 Words)

increase by three	Become bigger or greater in amount.
treble	Sing treble. Rents were doubled and probably trebled.

Usage Examples of "Triple" as a verb

• Grain prices were expected to triple.
• He tripled into right field.
• The party more than tripled its share of the vote.

Triple as an Adjective

Definitions of "Triple" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “triple” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having three times the usual size, quality, or strength.
• Three times as great or many.
• Consisting of or involving three items or people.
• Having three units or components or elements.

Synonyms of "Triple" as an adjective (9 Words)

ternary	Using three as a base. A ternary operation.
three times	Being one more than two.
three times as much as	Being one more than two.
three-fold	Three times as great or many.
three-way	Involving three parties or elements.
threefold	Having three parts or elements. A threefold increase in the number of stolen cars.
treble	Having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities- R.W.Emerson. A claim for treble or triple damages.
tripartite	Shared by or involving three parties. A tripartite coalition government.
triplex	Having three units or components or elements. Triplex windows.

Usage Examples of "Triple" as an adjective

• Triple somersaults.
• A triple dark rum.
• Triple time has three beats per measure.
• A triple murder.
• Overcrowding made triple sessions necessary.
• A claim for treble (or triple) damages.
• Triplex windows.

Associations of "Triple" (30 Words)

concerto	A musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale.
double	To double the degree. The muslin is doubled and then laid in a sieve over the bowl.
four	A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips.
foursome	The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one. Wales led 3 2 after the morning foursomes.
fourth	In the fourth place. Fourthly you must pay the rent on the first of the month.
leash	Put a leash on a dog. His violence was barely leashed.
multiple	A shop with branches in many places, especially one selling a specific type of product. 15 20 or any multiple of five.
numeral	Of or denoting a number. He learned to write the numerals before he went to school.
one	Being a single entity made by combining separate components. The one and only Muhammad Ali.
pirouette	Do a pirouette usually as part of a dance. She pirouetted and made a bow.
quadruple	A quadruple number or amount. Oil prices quadrupled in the 1970s.
quartet	A composition for a quartet. A Beethoven quartet.
serenade	Entertain someone with a serenade. A strolling guitarist serenades the diners.
sextet	A composition for a sextet. The sextet from The Marriage of Figaro.
sextuple	A sixfold number or amount.
six	A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips.
sixth	Position six in a countable series of things.
ten	One of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face.
ternary	Using three as a base. A ternary operation.
tertiary	From 63 million to 2 million years ago. The tertiary consumers must hunt for their food.
third	The base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball. A simple harmony written in major thirds.
thirty	Being ten more than twenty.
three	One of four playing cards in a deck having three pips.
times	A more or less definite period of time now or previously present. You times the six by four to get twenty four.
triad	A Welsh form of literary composition with an arrangement of subjects or statements in groups of three. The triad of medication diet and exercise are necessary in diabetes care.
tricycle	Ride on a tricycle. A small boy tricycled to the end of his driveway.
trillion	One quintillion in Great Britain. In England they call a quintillion a trillion.
trinity	The cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. The wine was the first of a trinity of three excellent vintages.
trio	The central, typically contrastive, section of a minuet, scherzo, or march. The hotel was run by a trio of brothers.
triplicate	Existing in three copies or examples. Titles which have been sparingly ordered can be later duplicated or triplicated.