Synonyms of niches

niches 1 of 2

noun

plural of niche

1

as in alcoves

a hollowed-out space in a wall

statues of various saints occupy the niches lining the abbey's many corridors

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoves
• corners
• nooks
• recesses
• crannies
• cubbyholes
• housings
• cubicles
• shrines
• embrasures
• indents
• indentations
• dents
• indentures
• ambries

2

as in places

a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited

after several false starts, she finally found her niche in the restaurant business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• places
• grooves
• jobs
• slots
• positions
• functions
• things
• berths
• appointments
• capacities
• posts
• specialties
• billets
• ranks
• stations
• specialities
• statuses
• standings
• métiers
• fortes
• strong suits
• long suits

3

as in habitats

the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found

the platypus's niche is the waters of eastern Australia and Tasmania

Synonyms & Similar Words

• habitats
• homes
• territories
• ranges
• elements
• environments
• localities
• surroundings
• settings
• neighborhoods
• milieus
• mediums
• environs
• haunts

niches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of niche

as in plants

Related Words

• plants
• flops
• planks
• ensconces
• locates
• parks
• claps
• plunks down
• slaps
• plumps
• establishes
• positions
• collects
• plops
• assembles
• plunks
• orients
• places
• shifts
• anchors
• deposits
• rearranges
• berths
• locks
• carries
• lodges
• moves
• affixes
• settles
• sticks
• reorders
• wedges
• situates
• sets up
• emplaces
• disposes
• sets
• puts
• lays
• fixes
• deposes

Dissimilar Words

• takes
• removes
• relocates
• displaces
• replaces
• supplants
• supersedes
• banishes
• dislodges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of niches

Noun

Taiwanese companies now dominate niches from power supplies to chip packaging and cooling systems, allowing global customers to mix and match suppliers while keeping production flexible. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Specialty and mid-market firms make their own data-rich maps to anchor defensible niches. — Brian Cross, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Options like checkerboard, penny tile, and fish-scale work in small areas like niches, floors, and accent walls. — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026

Family members sometimes leave jewelry and other sentimental items inside the niches with those remains. — Wpec Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026

Use a longer stream to guide visitors to secret niches and resting spots. — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2026

To enable this proliferation of nature on its surface, the skin of the building is covered with pockmarks and niches that provide space for soil, water, plants, and animals. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

For developers, student housing has become one of the apartment industry’s most attractive niches because leasing follows a predictable academic calendar and demand renews every school year. — Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

The fresh wind of pragmatism animating the Bancarella Prize—a book fair that exposed and celebrated the consumerist dimension of the book as object—pushed the boundaries of the publishing industry beyond the niches of its traditional readership. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026