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Wireless

/ˈwaɪ.ə(ɹ).ləs/

The medium of radio communication.

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📖 Definitions of "Wireless"

noun

1
The medium of radio communication.
"Only about a hundred years ago, wireless was a new technology."
2
Wireless connectivity to a computer network.
"If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router."
3
A radio set.
"Let's switch on the wireless and listen to the news."

verb

1
To send a message by wireless (by radio)

adjective

1
Not having any wires.
2
Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

🔄 Synonyms of "Wireless"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
radionoun	(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
tunernoun	A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
radiocommunicationnoun	Any means of communication using radio or other electromagnetic waves
radio receiver	In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
receiving setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
radio setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

↔️ Antonyms of "Wireless"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
wired	Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wireless"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
radionoun	(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
radiocommunicationnoun	Any means of communication using radio or other electromagnetic waves
tunernoun	A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
radio receiver	In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
radio setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
receiving setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
wirelessly	Without using wires.
cordlessnoun	Having no cord; especially using batteries instead of mains electricity.
unwirednoun	Not wired.
unwireverb	(transitive) To undo the wiring of.
portablenoun	Able to be carried or easily moved.
mobilenoun	Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
wired	Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
lanenoun	(used in street names) A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
telegraphic	Brief or concise, especially resembling a telegram with clipped syntax.
telegramnoun	A message transmitted by telegraph.
telecommunicationsnoun	Alternative form of telecommunication. [(uncountable) The science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.]
radiotelephonenoun	A device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.
carriagewaynoun	(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.