Synonyms of canopy

canopy 1 of 2

noun

ˈka-nə-pē 

as in roof

a raised covering over something for decoration or protection

trees line both sides of the garden path, with their foliage forming a leafy canopy for walkers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roof
• tent
• ceiling
• umbrella
• pavilion
• dome
• awning
• cover
• shelter
• arbor
• shade
• shield
• screen
• canvas
• pergola
• marquee
• bower
• sunshade
• fly

canopy

2 of 2

verb

as in to protect

Related Words

• protect
• cover
• screen
• dim
• dull
• cloud
• shade
• overcast
• darken
• overshadow
• shadow

Dissimilar Words

• light
• illuminate
• expose
• lighten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canopy

Noun

In it, a twelve-year-old boy, Cosimo, rebels against his aristocratic family, and the Enlightenment’s false divide between nature and culture, by climbing a holm oak and spending his life in the canopy. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

In a series of public hearings, some conservation groups pushed back, saying the vegetation rules would go against regional goals to increase the urban tree canopy and provide shade that would cool buildings during heat waves. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

Verb

To shape as a tree, prune the main stem and canopy in spring, keeping growth balanced and rounded. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026

Occasioning all this was her cherry tree, a monumental Kanzan that canopies roughly two-thirds of her Brooklyn backyard and part of the one next door. — Kholood Eid, New York Times, 2 May 2025