Synonyms of banks

banks 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of bank

1

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

a bank of telephones set up for the telethon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clusters
• batches
• arrays
• collections
• groups
• bunches
• lots
• batteries
• constellations
• groupings
• assemblages
• packages
• sets
• clumps
• varieties
• bands
• assortments
• suites
• blocks
• series
• parcels
• clutches
• clots
• mixtures
• accumulations
• aggregations
• aggregates
• knots
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• huddles
• musters
• conglomerations
• agglomerations
• suits
• sundries
• jumbles
• cycles
• runs
• odds and ends
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

2

as in rows

a series of people or things arranged side by side

a bank of elevators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rows
• queues
• ranks
• lines
• processions
• chains
• columns
• strings
• files
• cues
• tiers
• trains
• sequences
• ranges
• arrays
• echelons
• concatenations

banks

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of bank

as in mounds

a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow)

a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mounds
• bars
• mountains
• drifts
• tufts
• embankments
• masses
• stacks
• hills
• heaps
• sandbars
• snowbanks
• snowdrifts

banks

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of bank

1

as in piles

to form into a pile or ridge of earth

banked sand into little mounds on the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in deposits

to put in an account

she always banks half of her paycheck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposits
• stores
• hoards
• reserves
• saves
• stashes
• squirrels (away)
• caches
• salts away
• lays away
• stows
• invests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraws
• takes out
• removes
• pays
• gives
• spends
• lays out
• disburses
• expends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of banks

Noun

The SpaceX offering featured twenty-three banks, a crew that ranged from the aforementioned giants to asset managers Bernstein and Mirae of South Korea. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026

The portion reserved for qualified institutional buyers was subscribed 140 times, with most of the bids coming from domestic institutional investors such as banks and insurance companies. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 July 2026

The downside is that a 500-kW laser system would require a standard 40-foot shipping container just to house the weapon, its advanced cooling system, and its massive power storage banks. — David Szondy july 16, New Atlas, 17 July 2026

Shifting the Safety Net The authors uncovered an internal game of musical chairs with capital, which no doubt banks would argue was triggered by stricter regulations. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Public utilities, internet service providers, banks and insurance companies received exemptions under the law. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

The engine—which features four banks of four cylinders in a W configuration—has powered every single one of the brand’s vehicles since it was taken over by the Volkswagen Group in 1998. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 July 2026

Verb

Four minute into the game, Pop Isaacs banks a 3-pointer to put the Aggies ahead 8-4. — Joseph Duarte, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026

Investment banks Arctic Securities and ABG Sundal Collier have also opened new offices. — Jeremy Savory, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026

The group banks its seventh champ total. — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025