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Synonyms for vault

  • noun

Most common

crypt tomb burial chamber mausoleum

All synonyms

Noun

1. Crypt — any burial chamber, particularly those underground

crypt, tomb, burial chamber, mausoleum, catacomb, sepulchre UK, sepulcher US

Other

jump, cellar, vaulting table, arch, cell, cavity, spring, bathroom, hurdle, leap, bound, volta

Antonyms

attic

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.

    Holonyms: catacomb, cuniculus

Related words

Phrases
groin vault groined vault cross vault double barrel vault pole vault necessary vault seed vault

Forms

Plural
vaults → crypts, tombs, mausoleums, catacombs…

Example sentences

  • tomb Alexander ordered the tomb of Cyrus to be opened.
  • crypt The shield you're looking for is in the crypt.
  • mausoleum The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India.
  • bathroom Tom came out of the bathroom with only a towel on.
  • cellar Tom accidentally locked himself in the wine cellar.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vaultsteady
tombrising
cryptrising
mausoleumrising
bathroomrising

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

By length

4 letters
cell1, jump1, arch1, tomb1, leap1
5 letters
bound1, crypt1, volta2
6 letters
spring1, cellar2, cavity3, hurdle2
8 letters
bathroom2, catacomb3
9 letters
mausoleum4, sepulchre, sepulcher

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (volta2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
voûte
Italiano
volta
Español
bóveda
Deutsch
Gewölbe