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 15 synonyms and 3 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for vault along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for vault
- ascend
- basement
- bounce
- bound
- box
- cellar
- crypt
- hop
- jump
- leap
- mausoleum
- pit
- safe
- soar
- tomb
Antonyms for vault
- allow
- attic
- permit
Meanings of vault
- noun
- An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
- Any arched ceiling or roof.
- Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves.
- The space covered by an arched roof, particularly underground rooms and church crypts.
- Any cellar or underground storeroom.
- Any burial chamber, particularly those underground.
- The secure room or rooms in or below a bank used to store currency and other valuables; similar rooms in other settings.
- A piece of apparatus used for performing jumps.
- A gymnastic movement performed on this apparatus.
- An encrypted digital archive.
- An underground or covered conduit for water or waste; a drain; a sewer.
- An underground or covered reservoir for water or waste; a cistern; a cesspit.
- A room employing a cesspit or sewer: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- An act of vaulting, formerly by deer; a leap or jump.
- An event or performance involving a vaulting horse.
- A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
- A volte.
- A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.
- verb
- To build as, or cover with a vault.
- 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 18 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vault, such as: allow, ascend, attic, basement, bounce, bound, box.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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