box-like
Resembling a container
Box-like describes something resembling a box in shape—roughly rectangular, with flat sides and sharp corners.
The term usually implies plainness or lack of elegance: a box-like apartment building, the box-like design of early computers.
It suggests functional but uninspired form.
Four right angles
- cuboidSix-sided rectangular solid
- angularSharp-edged or rawboned
- squaredRaised to second power
- blockyResembling stacked cubes
geometric · right-angled · six-sided · orthogonal · brick-shaped · solid · three-dimensional · chunky
Thing for storing items
- crateContainer for transport
- binStorage or disposal vessel
- trunkMain stem or storage
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
cabinet · locker · drawer · cupboard · carton · case · receptacle · tote
Uncomfortably lacking space
- confinedKept within bounds
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
hemmed-in · penned · trapped · caged · compartmentalized · partitioned · sectioned · barricaded
Manufactured in advance
- stackableCan be piled up
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- componentsConstituent parts
assembly · systematic · scalable · configurable · interchangeable · sectional · standardized · grid-based
Prioritizing function over beauty
- industrialOf factories and production
- brutalistAdherent of severity
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- functionalAble to operate correctly
stark · unadorned · plain · austere · institutional · nondescript · featureless · modernist
rectangular
Four right angles
blocky · geometric · right-angled · six-sided · orthogonal · brick-shaped · solid · three-dimensional · chunky · squat
container
Thing for storing items
chest · cabinet · locker · drawer · cupboard · carton · case · receptacle · tote · caddy
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
- confinedKept within bounds
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- restrictiveImposing narrow boundaries
claustrophobic · hemmed-in · penned · trapped · caged · compartmentalized · partitioned · sectioned · barricaded · isolated
prefabricated
Manufactured in advance
- stackableCan be piled up
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
components · assembly · systematic · scalable · configurable · interchangeable · sectional · standardized · grid-based · uniform
utilitarian
Prioritizing function over beauty
- industrialOf factories and production
- brutalistAdherent of severity
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
functional · stark · unadorned · plain · austere · institutional · nondescript · featureless · modernist · concrete