Synonyms for repository
Most common
store deposit depository storehouse secretary archive monument
All synonyms
Noun
1. Depository
depository, storehouse, depot, store, treasury, warehouse, deposit, magazine, thesaurus, depositary, repertory
Other
archive, receptacle, monument, secretary, conservatory dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A location for storage, often for safety or preservation.
Related words
- Word family
- reposit
Forms
- Plural
- repositories → depositories, storehouses, depots, stores…
Example sentences
- store This is a store that caters specially to students.
- deposit You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.
- secretary The new secretary types about 70 words per minute.
- archive Do you have an archive of the picture I sent you?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repository | rising | |
| store | rising | |
| deposit | falling | |
| depository | steady | |
| storehouse | steady | |
| secretary | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- store1, depot2
- 7 letters
- deposit3, archive2
- 8 letters
- magazine3, treasury3, monument3
- 9 letters
- secretary4, warehouse2, repertory4, thesaurus3
- 10 letters
- depository5, receptacle4, storehouse2, depositary5
- 12 letters
- conservatory5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (depot2 = 2 syllables).