Synonyms of roofs

roofs 1 of 2

noun

plural of roof

1

as in canopies

a raised covering over something for decoration or protection

the roof of the pavilion leaks when it rains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• canopies
• tents
• ceilings
• awnings
• domes
• pavilions
• umbrellas
• covers
• shelters
• screens
• shades
• shields
• marquees
• canvases
• flies
• pergolas
• bowers
• arbors
• sunshades

2

as in residences

the place where one lives

as long as you're living under my roof, you'll obey my rules

Synonyms & Similar Words

• residences
• dwellings
• houses
• abodes
• homes
• housings
• places
• quarters
• lodgings
• apartments
• cottages
• residencies
• cabins
• habitations
• mansions
• rooms
• domiciles
• bungalows
• hearths
• hearthstones
• farmhouses
• firesides
• pads
• shelters
• nests
• castles
• diggings
• villas
• huts
• dormitories
• ranches
• estates
• condominiums
• condos
• accommodations
• shacks
• palaces
• flats
• homesteads
• barracks
• manors
• chalets
• penthouses
• tenements
• duplexes
• haciendas
• dorms
• town houses
• apartment houses
• trailers
• rectories
• tenement houses
• ranch houses
• casitas
• townhomes
• tract houses
• billets
• suites
• triplexes
• boardinghouses
• semis
• lodging houses
• manor houses
• split levels
• salons
• flophouses
• rooming houses
• halls
• hovels
• RVs
• house trailers
• shanties
• McMansions
• saltboxes
• manses
• parsonages
• houseboats
• recreational vehicles
• granges
• motor homes
• lodgments
• mobile homes
• vicarages
• hermitages
• châteaus
• hooches
• walk-ups
• hutches
• double-wides
• countryseats

roofs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of roof

as in houses

to provide with living quarters or shelter

fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• houses
• shelters
• rooms
• boards
• camps
• accommodates
• lodges
• quarters
• chambers
• homes
• bunks
• domiciles
• harbors
• bestows
• encamps
• billets
• bivouacs
• takes in
• stables
• sheds
• barracks
• tents
• beds (down)
• roosts
• secures
• puts up
• ensconces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roofs

Noun

In the central English town of Stourbridge, where a huge blaze started Thursday, TV footage showed the fires consuming houses, with many left without roofs as flames burned inside the charred walls. — Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Timber roofs, wood floors and interior framing in historic buildings are extremely vulnerable to fire and can let fire jump building to building, but the load-bearing masonry shell often survives. — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

What followed was a season of extended power outages, blue-tarped roofs and yet a strange sense of community, as neighbors went out of their way to look after those that had shared in their calamity. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Some residents faced harsher conditions, with the deluge completely covering the roofs of their cars or crashing into their homes through doors and windows. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Chris Weather Chasing Amid floodwaters already up to the roofs of some homes and turning the streets of multiple cities into rushing rivers, Midwest residents are bracing for more severe storms on Thursday. — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Heavy deposits could collapse roofs, contaminate water, damage machinery, bury crops, disrupt power networks, and make roads difficult to use. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Most gutter guards work with standard asphalt shingle, metal and wood shake roofs. — Nick Perry, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Cool roofs, shaded streets, and passive building design reduce dangerous temperatures. — Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

The zinc roofs that top nearly four-fifths of Parisian apartment buildings, for instance, create baking conditions for those beneath. — Beth Gardiner, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

The first touched down in Lady Lake, lifting roofs off homes and overturning mobile homes. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Building roofs The main above-ground enrichment building at Natanz was known as the Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

Flat roofs with parapets (side walls), stepped roofs, saw-tooth roofs, and roofs with chimneys and other obstructions on top can collect snow in an unbalanced manner, the agency said. — Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026

Walls crumble, roofs collapse, and greenery reclaims them. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025

School districts purchase iPads while textbooks fall apart and roofs leak. — Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025