Synonyms of cupboards

cupboards

noun

plural of cupboard

1

as in pantries

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

• pantries
• closets
• larders
• cuddies
• wardrobes
• presses
• butteries
• cloakrooms
• garderobes
• spences
• coatrooms
• vestiaries
• ambries

2

as in cabinets

a storage case typically having doors and shelves

dishes go in the cupboard next to the sink

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cabinets
• closets
• lockers
• dressers
• sideboards
• chests
• consoles
• buffets
• wardrobes
• hutches
• bookcases
• secretaries
• presses
• étagères
• credenzas
• vitrines
• china closets
• armoires
• taborets
• breakfronts
• showcases
• shelvings
• pie safes
• credences
• cuddies
• garderobes
• clothespresses
• cabinetries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cupboards

An adjacent staircase is packed with drawers and cupboards, helping increase the amount of useful storage. — Adam Williams july 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

With that, the pitching cupboards passed the point of being bare a month ago, and there's hardly anywhere left to turn for starter help. — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Now with a younger roster and the prospect cupboards mostly full, the organization can focus more on the present, helping the big club compete on a daily and long-term basis. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 21 July 2026

Noe’s wife lifted the smaller children onto the table; the larger ones got themselves up on cupboards. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

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

In sharp contrast to that visual, Neil is surrounded by narrow cupboards with books filling shelves and floral curtains giving the room a soft air. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 17 June 2026

While some operatives dragged whole items of furniture into the street — tables, chairs, cupboards, office supplies in boxes — others were tipping documents straight out of the second-floor windows. — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026

The few items of pottery in the kitchen cupboards were handmade. — Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026