Since I developed this cavity, my tooth has been really sensitive to heat and cold.
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Cavity
/ˈkæv.ɪt.i/
Synonyms for "cavity" (201 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (41)
Noun(15 words)
Strong matches (60)
Related words (100)
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Noun(28 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bodily cavity, caries, tooth decay, abysm, abyss.
- Sentence evidence is available for cavity, 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 "cavity".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cavity"
Keep "cavity" 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 "cavity" 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 "cavity", 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 "cavity" 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
15 entriesMore specific
15 entriesRF cavityabdominal cavityair cavitycervical cariescoronal cariescranial cavitydielectric cavitymicrowave cavityoptical cavitypelvic cavitypit and fissure cariesresonant cavityroot cariesstructural cavitythoracic cavity
Collocations
6 entriesair cavitybody cavitybone cavitycavity wallcranial cavitydental cavity
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 30 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κοίλωμα noun (hole or hollow depression)
Armenian
1 entries- խորշ noun (hole or hollow depression)
Bashkir
1 entries- соҡор noun (hole or hollow depression)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вдлъбнатина noun (hole or hollow depression)
- дупка noun (hole or hollow depression)
Catalan
1 entries- cavitat noun (hole or hollow depression)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 孔穴 noun (hole or hollow depression)
- 空腔 noun (hole or hollow depression)
Czech
1 entries- dutina noun (hole or hollow depression)
Egyptian
1 entries- q:r-r:*t-N33 noun (hole or hollow depression)
Estonian
4 entries- auk noun (hole or hollow depression)
- lohk noun (hole or hollow depression)
- mõlk noun (hole or hollow depression)
- pesa noun (hole or hollow depression)
Galician
1 entries- cavidade noun (hole or hollow depression)
German
4 entries- Aushöhlung noun (hole or hollow depression)
- Gravur noun (hole or hollow depression)
- Hohlraum noun (hole or hollow depression)
- Loch noun (hole or hollow depression)
Greek
1 entries- τρύπα noun (hole or hollow depression)
Hebrew
1 entries- חור noun (hole or hollow depression)
Hungarian
4 entries- lyuk noun (hole or hollow depression)
- mélyedés noun (hole or hollow depression)
- odú noun (hole or hollow depression)
- üreg noun (hole or hollow depression)
Italian
3 entries- alveolo noun (hole or hollow depression)
- cavità noun (hole or hollow depression)
- incavo noun (hole or hollow depression)
Japanese
1 entries- 空洞 noun (hole or hollow depression)
Korean
1 entries- 구멍 noun (hole or hollow depression)
Latgalian
1 entries- dūbs noun (hole or hollow depression)
Latin
1 entries- lacūna noun (hole or hollow depression)
Latvian
1 entries- dobums noun (hole or hollow depression)
Manx
1 entries- towl noun (hole or hollow depression)
Māori
2 entries- arearenga noun (hole or hollow depression)
- pakohu noun (hole or hollow depression)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Hollinj noun (hole or hollow depression)
Polish
2 entries- dziura noun (hole or hollow depression)
- wydrążenie noun (hole or hollow depression)
Portuguese
1 entries- cavidade noun (hole or hollow depression)
Romanian
2 entries- cavitate noun (hole or hollow depression)
- gaură noun (hole or hollow depression)
Russian
3 entries- впа́дина noun (hole or hollow depression)
- дыра́ noun (hole or hollow depression)
- я́ма noun (hole or hollow depression)
Spanish
1 entries- cavidad noun (hole or hollow depression)
Volapük
1 entries- kev noun (hole or hollow depression)
Welsh
1 entries- ceudod noun (hole or hollow depression)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I think I have a cavity.
Source: tatoeba (528637)
The boundary of the solar cavity is the heliopause, about fifty astronomical units from the sun, where the solar wind pressure is down to the tiny pressure between stars in our arm of the galaxy.
Source: tatoeba (2030640)
I've never had a cavity.
Source: tatoeba (4976786)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cavity"?
Closest matches include bodily cavity, caries, tooth decay, abysm, abyss.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cavity"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.