Synonyms of canopies

canopies 1 of 2

noun

plural of canopy

as in roofs

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

• roofs
• tents
• ceilings
• awnings
• pavilions
• umbrellas
• domes
• covers
• shelters
• shades
• screens
• shields
• marquees
• arbors
• flies
• pergolas
• bowers
• canvases
• sunshades

canopies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of canopy

as in protects

Related Words

• protects
• screens
• clouds
• covers
• shades
• shadows
• dims
• overshadows
• overcasts
• darkens
• dulls

Dissimilar Words

• lights
• illuminates
• exposes
• lightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canopies

Noun

Thick oak canopies also shelter birds from severe weather, and their branches and trunk hollows create nesting sites for spring. — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

ShadeLA is promoting a shift in strategy to include quick, temporary shade, such as pop-up canopies and tents, plus permanent shade structures, such as bus shelters, that can fill the gaps where trees aren’t growing. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

If tree canopies looked denser in previous years but are starting to look sparse, your trees may be in trouble. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

Bees take advantage of vegetation and openings in forest canopies created by disturbances such as disease, storms, wind, beavers and fire. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

The shade provided by the canopies made the spaces noticeably cooler than the uncovered pavement, which felt hot enough to melt truck tires. — David Owen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Today, military forces use ram-air paragliders, which consist of canopies made of flexible, ram-air wings with an upper and lower shell connected by internal fabric ribs to form hollow cells. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Dark, narrow aisles opened onto leafy patios and soaring atria crowned with voluptuous canopies of cast concrete. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

The now-classic rounded shell car design wouldn’t come till later; the early cars looked like the back halves of Christmas sleighs covered with fabric canopies resembling those atop four-poster beds. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2026