vaults

The word “vaults” has 1 syllable: vaults

It's pronounced as /vɔlts/


What is synonym and antonym for vaults?

In the thesaurus, “vaults” has 20 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for vaults

  • ascend
  • basement
  • bounce
  • bound
  • box
  • catacombs
  • cellar
  • crypts
  • hops
  • jumps
  • leap
  • leaps
  • mausoleum
  • mausoleums
  • pit
  • safe
  • soar
  • springs
  • tomb
  • tombs

Antonyms for vaults

  • allow
  • attic
  • permit

Meanings of vaults

  • 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 museum's basement holds ancient treasures within its secure vaults.
  • After months of training, she effortlessly vaults over the high bar.
  • The bank vaults were reinforced with steel to prevent any break-ins.
  • With a swift motion, the gymnast vaults over the apparatus and lands perfectly.
  • The old castle had hidden vaults where the royals stored their riches.

On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vaults, 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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  • archive
  • bank
  • basement
  • box
  • cabinet
  • cache
  • cellar
  • coffer
  • container
  • contraceptive
  • depository
  • exchequer
  • fund
  • granary
  • locker
  • mausoleum
  • pit
  • repository
  • room
  • safe
  • silo
  • stock
  • store
  • storehouse
  • strongboxes
  • tomb
  • treasury
  • vault
  • vaults
  • wardrobe

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