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embanks

The word “embanks” has 2 syllables: em-banks

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈbæŋks/

What is synonym and antonym for embanks?

In the thesaurus, “embanks” has 20 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for embanks along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for embanks

  • accumulates
  • amasses
  • assembles
  • banks
  • bunches
  • bundles
  • clumps
  • collects
  • conglomerates
  • gathers
  • groups
  • heaps
  • hills
  • lumps
  • masses
  • mounds
  • piles
  • pyramids
  • stacks
  • wads

Meanings of embanks

  • verb
    1. To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone.

Example Sentences

  • The city regularly embanks the river to prevent seasonal floods.
  • The engineer embanks the sides of the canal to ensure stability.
  • To protect the farmland, the government embanks areas prone to overflow.
  • He embanks the stream every year before the monsoon arrives.
  • The team embanks the shoreline with stones and soil.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms or another words to embanks, such as: accumulates, amasses, assembles, banks, bunches, bundles, clumps.

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