Synonyms for
Fax
Definition
Fax is a method of transmitting copies of documents over a telephone line.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- send a fax
- receive a fax
- fax machine
- fax number
- fax transmission
- fax cover sheet
- fax modem
Word family
Usage note
The word 'fax' is primarily used as a verb meaning to send a document via a fax machine. While 'facsimile' is the formal noun, it is rarely used in modern conversation.
Example sentences
- I need you to fax the document to my office.
- We received the fax with the updated schedule.
- He sent the fax before the deadline.
- I don't have a fax machine at home.
- The fax transmission was interrupted due to a power outage.
Quotes
I don't even have a fax machine anymore. I don't know how to use a fax machine. I don't have time for this.
I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, why bother? They'd probably just go ahead and break them, or lose them, or shove them into the pencil sharpener until they break or jam the gears. Teachers - who can understand them?
I know every phone number in my cell phone by heart, except the one I call the most. For that one, I always have to look it up.