Synonyms of bank

bank 1 of 3

noun (1)

1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

a bank of telephones set up for the telethon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• batch
• collection
• array
• group
• bunch
• battery
• set
• assemblage
• lot
• constellation
• grouping
• package
• block
• clump
• band
• suite
• assortment
• variety
• series
• clutch
• parcel
• clot
• accumulation
• mixture
• huddle
• knot
• aggregation
• aggregate
• muster
• jumble
• the whole kit and caboodle
• conglomeration
• passel
• suit
• cycle
• sundries
• agglomeration
• odds and ends
• miscellany
• run
• hodgepodge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

2

as in rank

a series of people or things arranged side by side

a bank of elevators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rank
• row
• chain
• file
• line
• column
• string
• queue
• train
• procession
• tier
• range
• cue
• sequence
• echelon
• array
• concatenation

bank

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noun (2)

ˈbaŋk 

as in mound

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

a bank of dirt that the construction workers left behind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mound
• drift
• bar
• mountain
• stack
• tuft
• embankment
• snowbank
• hill
• heap
• sandbar
• snowdrift
• mass

bank

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verb

1

as in to hill

to form into a pile or ridge of earth

banked sand into little mounds on the beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hill
• pile
• stack
• mound
• collect
• clump
• lump
• heap
• gather
• accumulate
• group
• bunch
• pyramid
• embank
• conglomerate
• assemble
• wad
• bundle
• mass
• amass

2

as in to deposit

to put in an account

she always banks half of her paycheck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposit
• store
• save
• hoard
• reserve
• stash
• cache
• stow
• salt away
• squirrel (away)
• lay away
• invest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• withdraw
• remove
• pay
• take out
• give
• spend
• expend
• disburse
• lay out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bank

Noun

The clerk told James that banks were being instructed to provide information on these clients’ financial transactions. — Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Last fall, Charter retained boutique bank the Raine Group to find a buyer for the Lakers channel. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Harris actually banked in her first 3-pointer of the final quarter, a sign of things to come. — James Boyd, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Ariel Atkins cut the deficit to 90-87 after banking in a three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining, but the Mercury made their free throws and pressured the Sparks’ offense. — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing bank

• bank on