Synonyms of benches

benches

noun

plural of bench

1

as in judges

a public official having authority to decide questions of law

appealed to the bench for leniency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judges
• courts
• magistrates
• justices
• jurists
• adjudicators
• beaks
• circuit judges
• auditors
• squires
• chief justices
• justices of the peace
• masters
• jurisconsults
• jurisprudents

2

as in tribunals

an assembly of persons for the administration of justice

a ruling from the bench is expected any day now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tribunals
• courts
• courts of law
• judiciaries
• bars
• forums
• judicatories
• judicatures
• criminal courts
• high courts
• supreme courts
• kangaroo courts
• courts-martial
• inquisitions
• drumhead court-martials

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of benches

The canal sparkled gray-green in the sunlight and on the opposite bank, people walked their dogs and relaxed on benches along 365’s esplanade. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Comfy dining chairs, sturdy tables, and benches that work just as hard in the entryway are up to 20% off now for Prime Day. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026

There's a fitness studio (located next to the Water Deck) replete with free weights, benches, a Peloton bike, and Matrix cardio equipment, or opt for yoga on the adjacent alfresco yoga deck. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Richard Wagner characteristically decreed that the audience must suffer for his art, and spend sixteen hours listening to the Ring while seated on acutely uncomfortable wooden benches. — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 6 Oct. 2026

There, trenches, benches, niches and other architectural devices are carved into the floor and walls—adding to the drama of the paintings covering the walls. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Revelers lock arms and sing together, climbing onto benches to dance as entire sections of a tent seem to move as one. — Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Security-camera footage showed Mendiola walking from the Flamingo parking garage toward the short-term parking garage, where seven benches are located, the report states. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Carpenter said that around three acres of the property are in the floodplain, where there are plans for a private dog park and walking trails for residents only, along with park benches. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026