Synonyms of caves

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noun

plural of cave

as in caverns

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface

Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caverns
• grottoes
• tunnels
• abysses
• grots
• pits
• hollows
• mines
• lairs
• antres
• chasms
• delves
• bunkers
• excavations
• burrows
• wells
• subways
• galleries
• shelters
• shafts
• foxholes
• dens
• dugouts
• holes
• lodges
• gulfs
• crawlways
• coverts

caves

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cave

as in submits

Related Words

• submits
• yields
• overruns
• capitulates
• besets
• attacks
• besieges
• storms
• assaults
• bombards
• assails

Dissimilar Words

• fences
• shields
• guards
• protects
• covers
• keeps
• safeguards
• screens
• defends
• secures
• prevents
• wards
• bulwarks
• fends
• forfends
• averts
• opposes
• resists
• withstands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caves

Noun

There are multiple options that depart from the Marina de Lagos (about a 10-minute drive from the hotel) and will take you to explore some of the area’s caves. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

Cruise around cascading cliffs to the Blue Lagoon for a day of snorkeling and sailing around sea caves, which have earned Gozo a reputation as one of the Mediterranean’s top diving destinations. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

The caves are adorned with 60-metre-long stalactites which descend from the roof like mesmerising aliens. — James Rampton, TheWeek, 9 July 2026

The researchers successfully recovered ancient human DNA in samples taken from five of the 11 caves. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 2 July 2026

However, to date no significant human remains have been found in any of the caves that have been discovered from this period. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 June 2026

At Eberle Winery in Paso Robles, leashed dogs are welcome on the grounds, inside the tasting room and on tours of the underground caves. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Excavations at Rising Star have sparked debate about whether these little hominins had all ended up in the caves by tragic accident, or whether they’d been carefully placed there by other members of their enigmatic species, dubbed Homo naledi. — ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

On the one hand, caves are humanity’s oldest architecture. — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 June 2026