Synonyms of caves

caves 1 of 2

noun

plural of cave

as in caverns

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface

Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caverns
• grottos
• grottoes
• tunnels
• abysses
• grots
• pits
• mines
• hollows
• lairs
• chasms
• antres
• delves
• bunkers
• excavations
• burrows
• wells
• subways
• galleries
• shelters
• shafts
• foxholes
• dens
• dugouts
• gulfs
• holes
• crawlways
• lodges
• coverts

caves

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of cave

as in submits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• submits
• yields
• overruns
• capitulates
• besets
• attacks
• besieges
• storms
• assaults
• bombards
• assails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fences
• shields
• guards
• protects
• covers
• keeps
• safeguards
• screens
• defends
• secures
• prevents
• wards
• bulwarks
• fends
• forfends
• averts
• opposes
• resists
• withstands