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

Government, banks, and the stock market The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing. — Emily Danner, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

In malls, banks and other businesses, air-raid protocols require customers and staff to leave when an alert sounds. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Here’s a guide to watch’s open and closed on Monday across the Fresno area — from supermarkets and drugstores to banks and government offices. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026

And should the Federal Reserve raise its overnight lending rate to banks this year? — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Most banks and financial institutions also close for the federal holiday. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Belkin is joining companies like BMX, Kuxiu, and Zens with the launch of its first power banks featuring semi-solid-state battery technology. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026

This means closures to some services, including the mail and banks. — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026

Put simply, when banks sneeze, the rest of the financial system catches pneumonia. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 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