Synonyms of roosts

roosts

verb

present tense third-person singular of roost

1

as in perches

to come to rest after descending from the air

pigeons flying home to roost on the roof

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perches
• lands
• lights
• alights
• touches down
• settles
• belly-lands
• crash-lands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wings
• rises
• climbs
• planes
• arises
• ascends
• takes off
• flies
• glides
• floats
• blasts off
• soars
• hangs
• hovers

2

as in lodges

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perches
• lodges
• parks
• nestles
• positions
• plants
• settles
• installs
• stations
• houses
• ensconces
• camps
• locates
• anchors
• burrows
• situates
• deploys
• camps (out)
• sets
• emplaces
• curls up
• bivouacs
• fixes
• harbors
• digs in

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Recent Examples of roosts

One of the older residents, Dona Neide, introduced us to a macaw that roosts in a tree beside her home. — Idra Novey, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025