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

Tree trimming is also important because overhanging branches can damage roofs, windows, and siding during high winds. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Sponsored telecasting means free, over-the-air telecasts—the kind that were commonplace before cable television, when people placed antennas on their televisions or roofs to pick up signals from a handful of channels. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Industrial buildings along Bellevue and Beaufait streets had roofs partially torn off and walls collapsed or blown out. — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2026

When that temperature surpassed 86 degrees, the roofs would be activated and players would be granted a ten-minute stoppage. — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026

Copper’s unusual early oxidation Copper gradually develops an oxide layer when exposed to oxygen, eventually producing the familiar green patina seen on old copper roofs. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Shortly after play was suspended on the courts without roofs, Louis Armstrong Stadium opened up. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Many of the pieces were missing roofs, doors or other accessories that had long since been discontinued, turning the project into a restoration challenge as much as a shopping spree. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Another rainy afternoon in New York suspended play for a time on outside courts, allowing action only under the roofs in Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium to continue uninterrupted. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 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