Synonyms for cavern

Most common

hole · cave · hollow · cove

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To form a cavern or deep depression in.

   catacombs caverning the hillsides

2. n. 1

   A large cave.

Related words

Word family

cavernicolous cavernlike cavernous

Forms

Plural

caverns → grottoes, grots…

Past participle

caverned
e.g. caverned → caved, hollowed, holed, coved…

Example sentences

• hole Just once, I'd like to get a hole-in-one some day.
• cave Tom turned on his flashlight and entered the cave.
• hollow Near Sleepy Hollow is a village called Tarry Town.
• cove A secret cove was hidden by perilous-looking rocks.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

hole¹, cave¹, cove¹, grot

6 letters

hollow², grotto²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hollow² = 2 syllables).