CAVITY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

cavity

noun

ˈka-və-tē

Definition of cavity

as in hole

a sunken area forming a separate space a cavity in the lawn where a tree stump had been removed

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Recent Examples of cavity Regular dental visits can help prevent cavities and treat problems early. — Julie Scott, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026 Many species like owls, bats, and squirrels use hollow cavities for nesting. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026 Underneath these switches is an extra cavity that holds six small silicone rings. — Francisco Lahoz, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2026 Turns out there would also be an additional $2,300 charge for yet another cavity and root canal. — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cavity

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Noun

On the other side of the field, the entrance to the gymnasium shed was a dark hole.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
These holes are notorious for getting plugged with debris, worsening water accumulation.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of hole

Noun

The Americans filled the leaderboard with their red numbers Saturday morning, and then had to rely on Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns rallying late in their fourballs match to at least make a dent in the International lead at the Presidents Cup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Cutting that down by two-thirds could certainly make a decent dent.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of dent

Noun

Logano and Larson will be on the front row Sunday, while Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar — fresh off a pit-lane fracas with Ryan Blaney — will be behind them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
On the last nights of the occupation, troops burned more than 400 tons of waste in open air burn pits, ostensibly for security reasons.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of pit

Noun

And what is the second derivative, or the concavity, of the potential during those same relevant e-foldings of inflation?

— Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Antonio Stradivari, for instance, carefully tinkered with the geometry of his violins—the relative concavity of the back and the front, the thickness of the wood—to produce his legendary results.

— Chris Almeida, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2024

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