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

With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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

Above the roofs, like an alien protrusion, the lights on a faraway derrick flickered. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026

That can mean fewer repaired roofs, fewer modernized science laboratories, fewer accessible entrances and elevators, fewer upgraded heating and cooling systems, fewer lead and asbestos remediation projects and fewer safety improvements. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Asphalt Shingles Unlike more durable roofing materials like metal, asphalt shingle roofs should never be cleaned with a pressure washer. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026

Some lowered themselves by ropes from the top of buildings that are 42 and 54 stories tall after climbing stairs to the roofs. — Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Artificial snow is piled up in their gutters, smoke seems to billow from the chimneys on the roofs and the windows of the cottages are filled with moving models of colorful creatures from the films. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

One of the roofs was completely uplifted, including the support beams. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 29 July 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