Synonyms of cupboard

cupboard

noun

ˈkə-bərd 

1

as in pantry

a built-in space for storage behind a door

the colonial dining room features a double-door corner cupboard for the family's finest china

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pantry
• closet
• larder
• cuddy
• press
• wardrobe
• cloakroom
• buttery
• coatroom
• ambry
• spence
• garderobe
• vestiary

2

as in cabinet

a storage case typically having doors and shelves

dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cabinet
• closet
• locker
• dresser
• sideboard
• chest
• console
• buffet
• hutch
• bookcase
• wardrobe
• secretary
• press
• credenza
• china closet
• armoire
• showcase
• shelving
• étagère
• breakfront
• taboret
• vitrine
• cabinetry
• credence
• cuddy
• pie safe
• garderobe
• clothespress

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cupboard

The hotel's team can also do a grocery run and stock the cupboards and fridge ahead of your stay. — Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2026

The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection. — Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Kamal used to keep pickles, olive oil and other spices in a cupboard. — Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

Upgrade a Laundry Room Vent holes in a laundry room might call to mind a traditional airing cupboard, but perhaps counterintuitively, that term actually refers to a heated cupboard for keeping towels dry rather than one in which air freely circulates. — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026