Synonyms of cavities

cavities

noun

plural of cavity

as in holes

a sunken area forming a separate space

a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holes
• dents
• pits
• hollows
• depressions
• furrows
• indentations
• concavities
• recesses
• valleys
• caverns
• caves
• ditches
• trenches
• grooves
• pockets
• dints
• bowls
• basins
• burrows
• excavations
• indentures
• alcoves
• impressions
• clefts
• openings
• gutters
• craters
• sockets
• dimples
• troughs
• alveoli
• nooks
• wells
• voids
• niches
• imprints
• sinkholes
• boreholes
• gouges
• potholes
• abysses
• vacuums
• notches
• water holes
• chasms
• vacuities
• postholes
• chuckholes
• wallows
• gulfs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• projections
• protuberances
• protrusions
• bulges
• hills
• tumors
• mounds
• convexities
• cambers
• rises
• swellings
• bumps
• pimples
• juts
• lumps
• humps
• swells
• bunches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cavities

Many toothpastes also have additional active ingredients that target specific oral health concerns, like cavities or gingivitis (gum inflammation). — Hannah Harper, HEALTH, 6 Sep. 2026

Sound waves excite the air in the cavities, forcing out the oscillating air to generate thrust. — ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Fluoride works to protect teeth from acid damage while also helping to fight cavities. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026

To test this approach, the team first built miniature boats, each equipped with three cavities tuned to different frequencies. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

In its complaint, the real-estate firm points out that Urban Zen’s own lawsuit from June, alleging that rats are nesting in the cavities and holes of its Federal-style building from 1828, is evidence against them. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 Aug. 2026

Essentially, when sound waves enter these cavities, the moving air is forced out as a concentrated jet. — Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

At the centimeter scale, researchers controlled mini-boats using audible frequencies to activate individual cavities for steering and navigation. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

The official explained that the damage stems from an old seawall that allows soil underneath the pavers to escape into the river, creating holes and cavities. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026