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 bill had sought to sanction Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Last month, citing anonymous sources, Reuters reported that Solidigm was considering an initial public offering and had held pitch meetings with investment banks. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

With constant blazes, shrubs cannot replenish their seed banks fast enough and, eventually, there are few seeds left for the plants to grow from after fire. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Increasingly, banks are looking beyond their own industry for talent, bringing in executives from tech firms, retailers, consulting practices and other adjacent fields. — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Club banks Wells Fargo , Bank of New York , and Goldman Sachs are all positive for the week. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

The clashes followed riots on Wednesday when protesters attacked government buildings, banks and businesses, leaving 89 people injured, including 61 police officers. — Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Twelve of them are executed on the banks of Pyongyang’s Taedong River, and the advancing South Korean forces want to turn them into martyrs. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

As per the strip mall’s website, the retail destination houses two banks, a CVS, and a Bath & Body Works, which was founded in 1990, a year after the beloved crime show went off the air. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 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