vault

The word “vault” has 1 syllable: vault

It's pronounced as /vɔlt/

What is synonym and antonym for vault?

In the thesaurus, “vault” has 58 synonyms and 10 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vault along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for vault

Antonyms for vault

allow
attic
decline
decrease
drop
fall
give in
permit
slump
straighten

Meanings of vault

noun
1. An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
2. Any arched ceiling or roof.
3. Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
4. The space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.
5. Any cellar or underground storeroom.
6. Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.
7. The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
8. A piece of apparatus used for performing jumps.
9. A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
10. An encrypted digital archive.
11. An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
12. An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.
13. A room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.
14. An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.
15. An event or performance involving a vaulting horse.
16. A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
17. A volte.
18. A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.
verb
1. To build as, or cover with a vault.
2. To jump or leap over.

Example Sentences

The ancient temple featured a magnificent vault adorned with intricate carvings.
The gymnast executed a flawless routine, ending with a graceful vault over the apparatus.
In architecture, a vault is a self-supporting arched structure used to cover a space.
The bank stored its most valuable assets in the reinforced vault deep underground.
She used all her strength to vault over the fence and escape the pursuing dog.

On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vault, such as: allow, arch, ascend, attack, attic, basement, bend.

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