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

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

The Ghastly Grotto started its life as a simple CostCo shed, but Mitchell has since turned it into a full-scale tiki bar, with niches and grottos packed with art, figurines and other bric-a-brac, all with a ghoulish bent. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

From trade show audiences reading the daily newspaper to countries where there is still active print readership (Germany, for example) to the few industries that have not yet switched to digital, there are niches where print still works. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Shower niches are stylish enough to compliment any bathroom. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

Seeking to appeal to the whole of a now fractured market in Spain, as elsewhere, with multiple niches, Prime Video Spain also buys series for Spain. — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 June 2026