The burglar locked the couple in the basement.
Source: tatoeba (19195)
Basement
/ˈbeɪsmənt/
Synonyms for "basement" (156 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (46)
Related words (78)
lavatorylibrarylockerloolumber roomlumberyardmagasinmagazinemopboardnadirnecessaryouthousepavementpotato cellarpowder roomprincipleprivyrackradicalrepertory
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repositoryreservoirrest roomrickripraprock bottomrudimentseatshelfshoemoldsillsolesolid groundsolid rockstackstack roomstereobatestock roomstoragestorestorehousestoreroomstorm cellarstylobatesubbasementsubstratumsubstructionsubstructuresupply basesupply depottankterra firmatoetoilettoilet roomtreasure housetreasure roomtreasuryunderbuildingundercarriageundergirdingunderpinningunderstructionunderstructureurinalvatvaultwainscotwarehousewashroomwater closetwcwine cellar
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
non attic
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: cellar, archives, armory, arsenal, attic.
- Sentence evidence is available for basement, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "basement".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "basement"
Keep "basement" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "basement" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "basement", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "basement" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
10 entriesbasement apartmentbasement complexbasement rocksbasement storagebasement workshopcore assumptioncrawl spacefoundational principleroot cellarsubbasement
Collocations
9 entriesbasement apartmentbasement floodbasement floodingbasement leakbasement levelbasement membranebasement storagebasement waterproofingbasement workshop
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
122 translations across 73 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- kelder noun (floor below ground level)
Albanian
2 entries- bodrum noun (floor below ground level)
- qilar noun (floor below ground level)
Arabic
4 entries- بدروم noun (floor below ground level)
- بدرون noun (floor below ground level)
- بَدْرُوم noun (floor below ground level)
- بَدْرُون noun (floor below ground level)
Armenian
1 entries- նկուղ noun (floor below ground level)
Asturian
1 entries- suétanu noun (floor below ground level)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- evaltı noun (floor below ground level)
- padval noun (floor below ground level)
- zirzəmi noun (floor below ground level)
Basque
1 entries- soto noun (floor below ground level)
Belarusian
4 entries- падва́л noun (floor below ground level)
- піўні́ца noun (floor below ground level)
- склеп noun (floor below ground level)
- сутарэ́нне noun (floor below ground level)
Bulgarian
2 entries- подзе́мно ниво́ noun (floor below ground level)
- сутере́н noun (floor below ground level)
Catalan
1 entries- soterrani noun (floor below ground level)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ژێرزەوی noun (floor below ground level)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎭᏫᏂ noun (floor below ground level)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 地牢 noun (floor below ground level)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 地下室 noun (floor below ground level)
Czech
2 entries- sklep noun (floor below ground level)
- suterén noun (floor below ground level)
Danish
1 entries- kælder noun (floor below ground level)
Dari
2 entries- زیرْزَمِین noun (floor below ground level)
- سَرْدَاب noun (floor below ground level)
Dutch
1 entries- kelder noun (floor below ground level)
Esperanto
2 entries- kelo noun (floor below ground level)
- subetaĝo noun (floor below ground level)
Estonian
1 entries- kelder noun (floor below ground level)
Farefare
2 entries- tɩntɩndeo noun (floor below ground level)
- tẽntẽndeo noun (floor below ground level)
Faroese
2 entries- kjallarahædd noun (floor below ground level)
- kjallari noun (floor below ground level)
Finnish
1 entries- kellarikerros noun (floor below ground level)
French
2 entries- cave noun (floor below ground level)
- sous-sol noun (floor below ground level)
Galician
1 entries- soto noun (floor below ground level)
Georgian
4 entries- მიწისქვეშა სართული noun (floor below ground level)
- სარდაფი noun (floor below ground level)
- სარდაფის სართული noun (floor below ground level)
- შენობის საძირკველი noun (floor below ground level)
German
3 entries- Keller noun (floor below ground level)
- Kellergeschoss noun (floor below ground level)
- Untergeschoss noun (floor below ground level)
Greek
1 entries- υπόγειο noun (floor below ground level)
Gujarati
1 entries- ભોંયરું noun (floor below ground level)
Hebrew
1 entries- מַרְתֵּף noun (floor below ground level)
Hindi
1 entries- तलघर noun (floor below ground level)
Hungarian
1 entries- alagsor noun (floor below ground level)
Icelandic
1 entries- kjallari noun (floor below ground level)
Ido
1 entries- basamento noun (floor below ground level)
Indonesian
2 entries- basemen noun (floor below ground level)
- bawah tanah noun (floor below ground level)
Ingrian
1 entries- podvala noun (floor below ground level)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- تَهخانِه noun (floor below ground level)
- تَهْ خانِه noun (floor below ground level)
- زیرْزَمین noun (floor below ground level)
- سَرْداب noun (floor below ground level)
Irish
1 entries- íoslach noun (floor below ground level)
Italian
2 entries- scantinato noun (floor below ground level)
- seminterrato noun (floor below ground level)
Japanese
1 entries- 地下室 noun (floor below ground level)
Javanese
1 entries- ngisor noun (floor below ground level)
Kazakh
1 entries- жертөле noun (floor below ground level)
Korean
1 entries- 지하실 noun (floor below ground level)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- жертөлө noun (floor below ground level)
- подвал noun (floor below ground level)
Latin
1 entries- basis noun (floor below ground level)
Latvian
1 entries- pagrabs noun (floor below ground level)
Lithuanian
1 entries- rūsys noun (floor below ground level)
Macedonian
2 entries- подрум noun (floor below ground level)
- сутере́н noun (floor below ground level)
Malay
1 entries- bawah tanah noun (floor below ground level)
Maltese
1 entries- kantina noun (floor below ground level)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- fidji noun (floor below ground level)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- bodrûm noun (floor below ground level)
- jêrzemîn noun (floor below ground level)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- kjeller noun (floor below ground level)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- kjellar noun (floor below ground level)
Occitan
2 entries- cava noun (floor below ground level)
- sòtol noun (floor below ground level)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- كنج noun (floor below ground level)
- پودروم noun (floor below ground level)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Kjala noun (floor below ground level)
Polish
3 entries- piwnica noun (floor below ground level)
- suterena noun (floor below ground level)
- suteryna noun (floor below ground level)
Portuguese
2 entries- porão noun (floor below ground level)
- subsolo noun (floor below ground level)
Romanian
3 entries- beci noun (floor below ground level)
- pivniță noun (floor below ground level)
- subsol noun (floor below ground level)
Russian
2 entries- подва́л noun (floor below ground level)
- подва́льный эта́ж noun (floor below ground level)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pelnica noun (floor below ground level)
- pòdrum noun (floor below ground level)
- пелница noun (floor below ground level)
- по̀друм noun (floor below ground level)
Slovak
1 entries- suterén noun (floor below ground level)
Slovene
1 entries- klet noun (floor below ground level)
Spanish
1 entries- sótano noun (floor below ground level)
Swedish
1 entries- källare noun (floor below ground level)
Tagalog
1 entries- silong noun (floor below ground level)
Turkish
1 entries- bodrum noun (floor below ground level)
Ukrainian
2 entries- пивни́ця noun (floor below ground level)
- підва́л noun (floor below ground level)
Urdu
1 entries- تَہْ خانَہ noun (floor below ground level)
Uzbek
2 entries- podval noun (floor below ground level)
- yertoʻla noun (floor below ground level)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tầng hầm noun (floor below ground level)
Welsh
2 entries- baslawr noun (floor below ground level)
- islawr noun (floor below ground level)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The laundry room is in the basement.
Source: tatoeba (273363)
The basement has been made over into a workshop.
Source: tatoeba (277070)
My neighbours who built their house upon a rock ended up with a damp basement.
Source: tatoeba (558789)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "basement"?
Closest matches include cellar, archives, armory, arsenal, attic.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "basement"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.