/ Thesaurus / T Synonyms of tooth socket Find synonyms for: Noun1. tooth socket, alveolus, socketusage: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a toothWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: heifer Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language