Synonyms for crypt
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Tomb — an underground vault. Especially, one beneath a church that is used as a burial chamber
2. Fovea — A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An underground vault. Especially: one beneath a church that is used as a burial chamber.
Near-synonyms: vault, tomb, sepulchre, sepulcher
- n. 2
A small pit or cavity in the surface of an organ or other structure.
Near-synonyms: fovea, fossa
Related words
- Phrases
- intestinal crypt
- Is a kind of
- grave
Forms
- Plural
- crypts → tombs, vaults, catacombs, sepulchres…
Example sentences
- vault She admired the crown jewels in the royal vault.
- tomb Alexander ordered the tomb of Cyrus to be opened.
- sepulchre The whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men.
- catacomb My idea of a nice vacation isn't lounging in a smelly catacomb.
- cave Tom turned on his flashlight and entered the cave.
By length
- 4 letters
- cave1, tomb1, foss1
- 5 letters
- vault1, fosse1, fovea
- 8 letters
- follicle3, catacomb3
- 9 letters
- sepulchre, sepulcher
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (follicle3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- crypte