Synonyms of grottoes

grottoes

noun

variants also grottos

plural of grotto

as in caves

a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface

at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caves
• caverns
• tunnels
• abysses
• grots
• pits
• hollows
• chasms
• lairs
• antres
• excavations
• delves
• mines
• bunkers
• wells
• subways
• galleries
• burrows
• shafts
• shelters
• dens
• foxholes
• dugouts
• gulfs
• holes
• crawlways
• lodges
• coverts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grottoes

Boats depart from here for island tours, including to the famous Blue Grotto and other smaller grottoes and coves. — Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026

For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 8 May 2026

Highlights include Xi’an’s Terracotta Warriors, the cliffside grottoes of Dunhuang, and a camel ride across the dunes of the Gobi Desert. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Stay at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, which partners with Islander Watersports to offer excursions to scuba dive reefs, coral grottoes and shipwrecks just minutes from Pinney’s Beach. — Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025