Synonyms of gutters

gutters 1 of 2

noun

plural of gutter

1

as in drains

a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof

one of his chores is to clean leaves and sticks out of the gutters before winter sets in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drains
• troughs
• drainpipes
• aqueducts
• waterspouts
• spouts
• ducts
• eaves troughs
• sluices
• rainspouts
• conduits
• flumes

2

as in ditches

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

rainwater running off the road into the gutters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ditches
• trenches
• ravines
• furrows
• troughs
• dikes
• drains
• culverts
• moats
• gullies
• fosses
• sheughs
• acequias
• drills
• draws
• stanks
• kennels
• sunk fences
• ha-has

gutters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gutter

as in smelts

Related Words

• smelts
• fuses
• melts
• founds
• tries
• liquefies
• fluxes
• thaws
• deliquesces
• renders
• dissolves
• runs
• thins
• softens

Dissimilar Words

• sets
• hardens
• solidifies
• coagulates
• clots
• gels
• thickens
• congeals
• jellies
• jells

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gutters

Noun

Winds ripped gutters from cottages where staff members live during the school year and tore the face from a clock tower that has stood at the school since its founding more than a century ago. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Ensure your existing gutters are firmly secured, leak-free and properly sloped toward downspouts before mounting guards (a professional will do this as part of their initial assessment, too). — Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

The firm had completed some initial work on the property three or four years ago, including the demolition of the building’s interior, and the buildout of utility connections and curbs and gutters. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Keep gutters clean and ensure water flows away from your home to prevent foundation damage and basement flooding. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 3 Aug. 2026

Artificial snow is piled up in their gutters, smoke seems to billow from the chimneys on the roofs and the windows of the cottages are filled with moving models of colorful creatures from the films. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

After a decade, the tree grows big enough to clog gutters or lift your sidewalk. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

According to the ordinance, the remaining work includes paving unpaved roads, installing curbs and gutters, sidewalks, ADA ramps, retaining walls, roadway markings and signs, and removing trees where needed. — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 July 2026