Synonyms of mines

mines 1 of 2

noun

plural of mine

1

as in repositories

an abundant source

a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repositories
• gold mines
• argosies
• treasure troves
• wellsprings
• storehouses
• armories
• cornucopias
• treasure-houses
• stashes
• mother lodes
• hoards
• caches
• stores
• honeypots
• bonanzas
• stockpots
• Golcondas
• gravy trains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• black holes
• sinkholes

2

as in explosives

a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed

the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explosives
• bombs
• torpedoes
• booby traps
• traps
• hazards
• land mines
• claymore mines
• snares
• pitfalls
• ambushes
• webs
• nets

mines

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mine

as in booby-traps

to place hidden explosive devices in or under

the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• booby-traps
• bombs
• attacks
• traps
• ambushes
• snares
• blows up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mines

Noun

Set in and around the heart of bourbon country, the series mines explosive comedy from ideological collision and dysfunctional family loyalty. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 July 2026

Chinese firms own or hold stakes in 15 of DR Congo’s largest copper and cobalt mines, including CMOC’s Tenke Fungurume and Kisanfu, two of the world’s biggest cobalt operations. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

The problem of Muse This week, Meta faced backlash after releasing a new AI model, Muse, which mines public Instagram feeds for images and videos. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

The only other route known to exist, without a risk of potential sea mines laid by Iran, is the northern route designated by Tehran, which Iranian authorities say requires direct coordination with its military. — Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 10 July 2026

With the central route through the strait uncrossable due to mines, ships have been using two other routes, the smaller northern route, which goes through Iranian waters, and the southern route, which goes through Omani waters. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Regis also said its assets were complementary with those of Vault as the two companies have mines in the same region of Western Australia (WA). — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Removing mines from the waterway would be done solely by Iran, Gharibabadi said at the time. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the museum offers a patriotic lens into how the canals, highways, railroads and mines that stitched this country together were built by machines born in American factories. — Malika Bowling, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Verb

The writing team mines their own experiences, both as parents and from their own youth, for plot lines. — Amy Amatangelo, Parents, 1 June 2026

In addition to following and sharing insights from forecasting firms, the team mines social media, pop culture and television, runway collections, people watching and more to determine where style is headed. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 May 2026

Her decision to wear such a prominent spring runway piece was certainly a style switch-up for Clooney, who typically mines the archives for rarer, one-of-a-kind garments in the spotlight. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026

And even if credible veracity comes and goes, Lindsay-Abaire mines them for plenty of laughs. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026

And even if credible veracity comes and goes, Lindsay-Abaire mines them for plenty of laughs, including a couple of total howlers. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026

The film at least mines some charm from a fender-bender as a meet-cute. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2026

The Trumps’ first windfall since my August tally occurred through American Bitcoin, a company that mines new bitcoin with the intent to hoard it. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026

Bitcoin mining currently provides a trickling inflow of new tokens, but will eventually come to a halt when someone mines the 21 millionth coin. — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026