Synonyms of rents

rents 1 of 2

noun

plural of rent

1

as in slits

a long deep cut

getting her skirt caught on a nail resulted in a four-inch rent that she couldn't possibly repair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slits
• tears
• fractures
• scratches
• slashes
• injuries
• rips
• lacerations
• scores
• incisions
• gashes
• wounds
• scrapes
• abrasions
• cracks
• snags
• ruptures

2

as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)

peered through the rent in the old garden wall for a glimpse of her mysterious new neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gaps
• holes
• crevices
• openings
• intervals
• cracks
• breaches
• discontinuities
• fissures
• breaks
• rifts
• voids
• interstices
• slits
• separations
• slots
• splits
• clefts
• hiatuses
• fractures
• crannies
• pores
• gulfs
• apertures
• cavities
• notches
• chinks
• interspaces
• orifices
• chasms
• ruptures
• severances
• gapes
• abysses

rents

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rent

1

as in leases

to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment

we rented the apartment to a college student for $500 a month

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leases
• hires
• lets
• sublets
• charters
• subleases
• lodges
• engages
• rack-rents

2

as in hires

to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum

will need to rent a car while we're in Europe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hires
• leases
• charters
• engages
• sublets
• subleases
• orders
• books
• reserves
• arranges (for)
• contracts (for)
• checks out
• signs up (for)
• bespeaks