Synonyms for awning

Most common

sun blind · shade · sunshade · canopy

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.

Forms

Plural

awnings → sunshades, shades, canopies, covers…

Example sentences

• shade The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.
• sunshade There was a sunshade over the sidewalk.
• canopy The tree's canopy provided shelter from the rain.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

tilt¹

5 letters

cover², shade¹

6 letters

canopy³

8 letters

sunshade

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

auvent

Italiano

tettoia

Español

toldo

Deutsch

Schutzdach

Català

barbacana