Synonyms of lairs

lairs

noun

plural of lair

1

as in hideouts

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others

the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hideouts
• nests
• dens
• hideaways
• concealments
• hidey-holes
• coverts
• hermitages
• shelters
• haunts
• refuges
• nooks
• havens
• blinds
• recesses
• redoubts
• retreats
• hangouts
• harbors
• covers
• harborages

2

as in nests

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal

we found an abandoned fox's lair in the woods behind the barn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nests
• houses
• burrows
• dens
• holes
• lodges
• territories

3

as in beds

British dialect a place set aside for sleeping

while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beds
• couches
• bunks
• sofas
• mattresses
• racks
• sacks
• hays
• cribs
• pads
• kips
• dosses
• bedsteads
• pallets
• hammocks
• futons
• cots
• bunk beds
• daybeds
• four-posters
• sofa beds
• water beds
• trundle beds
• studio couches
• shakedowns
• feather beds
• cradles
• Murphy beds
• bassinets
• sleigh beds
• carry-cots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lairs

The marque’s Automotive Galleries and Lairs design service—which specializes in car galleries and lairs, hence the name—joined forces with local firm S3 Architecture to weave Aston Martin’s design DNA into the rugged Upstate environment. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Some large bulls may retreat to lairs and hang out by themselves, remaining there as long as there is adequate food and water. — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026

These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025