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cavity

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Synonyms & Antonyms of cavity

a sunken area forming a separate space

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

Synonyms for cavity

concavity,
dent,
depression,
dint,
hole,
hollow,
indentation,
indenture,
pit,
recess

Words Related to cavity

burrow,
cave,
cavern,
ditch,
excavation,
furrow,
groove,
gutter,
trench,
trough

basin,
bowl,
valley

alcove,
cleft,
niche,
nook,
opening,
socket

alveolus,
dimple,
gouge,
impression,
imprint,
notch,
pocket

borehole,
chuckhole,
crater,
posthole,
pothole,
sinkhole,
wallow,
water hole,
well

abyss,
chasm,
gulf,
vacuity,
vacuum,
void

Near Antonyms for cavity

hill,
mound,
rise

bump,
bunch,
hump,
lump,
pimple,
swell,
swelling,
tumor

Antonyms for cavity

bulge,
camber,
convexity,
jut,
projection,
protrusion,
protuberance

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Thesaurus Entries Near cavity

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cavity

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“Cavity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavity. Accessed 27 May. 2022.

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The first known use of cavity was in 1541

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