He would often go to that tavern.
Source: tatoeba (290677)
Tavern
/ˈtævən/
Synonyms for "tavern" (129 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (26)
Strong matches (39)
chuck wagoncocktail loungecoffee shopcoffeehousecoffeeroomcookhousecookshackcookshopdance floordance halldancing paviliondinerdining halldining roomdiscothequedivedog wagondormdormitorydoss house
Noun(2 words)
drinking establishmentginmill
Related words (64)
groggerygrogshopguest househamburger standhash househasheryhonky tonkhonky-tonkhospicehostelhostelryhot-dog standhotelinnjuke jointkitchenlocallodgelodging houselunch counter
Show 35 more words
lunch wagonluncheonettelunchroommess hallnight spotnightclubniteryordinarypensionpizzeriaposadapothousepubpublicpublic housequick-lunch counterrathskellerresortrestaurantroadhouserooming houserumshopsaloonsaloon barshow bizshow businesssmorgasbordsnack barspeakeasytaproomtearoomtheatertrattoriawatering placewine shop
Noun(9 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: alehouse, amusement park, auberge, automat, ballroom.
- Sentence evidence is available for tavern, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, 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 "tavern".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "tavern"
Keep "tavern" 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 "tavern" 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 "tavern", 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 "tavern" 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
6 entriesMore specific
2 entriesalehousebeer hall
Collocations
6 entriesInflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
119 translations across 56 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- bujtinë noun (bar)
- mriz noun (bar)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- καπηλεῖον noun (bar)
- λέσχη noun (bar)
Arabic
1 entries- حَانَة noun (bar)
Armenian
1 entries- պանդոկ noun (bar)
Bulgarian
1 entries- механа noun (bar)
Catalan
1 entries- taverna noun (bar)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 客棧 /客栈 noun (bar)
- 酒店 noun (bar)
- 酒館 /酒馆 noun (bar)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲣⲛⲟⲛ noun (bar)
Czech
2 entries- hostinec noun (bar)
- krčma noun (bar)
Dutch
1 entries- taverne noun (bar)
Esperanto
3 entries- drinkejo noun (bar)
- gastejo noun (bar)
- taverno noun (bar)
Finnish
4 entries- kapakka noun (bar)
- kievari noun (bar)
- pubi noun (bar)
- ravintola noun (bar)
French
1 entries- taverne noun (bar)
Galician
3 entries- baiuca noun (bar)
- taberna noun (bar)
- tasca noun (bar)
German
4 entries- Gasthaus noun (bar)
- Schankwirtschaft noun (bar)
- Taverne noun (bar)
- Wirtshaus noun (bar)
Greek
2 entries- καπηλειό noun (bar)
- ταβέρνα noun (bar)
Hindi
2 entries- मदिरालय noun (bar)
- मधुशाला noun (bar)
Hungarian
2 entries- csárda noun (bar)
- kocsma noun (bar)
Icelandic
2 entries- knæpa noun (bar)
- krá noun (bar)
Ido
1 entries- taverno noun (bar)
Indonesian
1 entries- kedai noun (bar)
Ingrian
2 entries- kabakka noun (bar)
- portteri noun (bar)
Irish
3 entries- teach tábhairne noun (bar)
- teach óil noun (bar)
- teach ósta noun (bar)
Italian
3 entries- birreria noun (bar)
- osteria noun (bar)
- taverna noun (bar)
Japanese
3 entries- タバーン noun (bar)
- 居酒屋 noun (bar)
- 酒場 noun (bar)
Kazakh
2 entries- бар noun (bar)
- кабак noun (bar)
Khmer
1 entries- ភោជនាគារ noun (bar)
Korean
2 entries- 술집 noun (bar)
- 주막 noun (bar)
Latin
3 entries- canaba noun (bar)
- caupōna noun (bar)
- taberna noun (bar)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- kjarcma noun (bar)
Macedonian
3 entries- биртија noun (bar)
- гостилница noun (bar)
- крчма noun (bar)
Māori
1 entries- pāparakāuta noun (bar)
Navajo
1 entries- tó bá hooghan noun (bar)
Norwegian
2 entries- kro noun (bar)
- taverna noun (bar)
Osage
1 entries- hpéeceniihci noun (bar)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- شربتخانه noun (bar)
- میخانه noun (bar)
Persian
3 entries- میخانه noun (bar)
- میستان noun (bar)
- میکده noun (bar)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Schenkj noun (bar)
Polabian
1 entries- kraug noun (bar)
Polish
3 entries- austeria noun (bar)
- karczma noun (bar)
- tawerna noun (bar)
Portuguese
1 entries- taberna noun (bar)
Romanian
3 entries- berărie noun (bar)
- bodegă noun (bar)
- braserie noun (bar)
Russian
4 entries- бар noun (bar)
- заку́сочная noun (bar)
- каба́к noun (bar)
- корчма́ noun (bar)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- taigh-seinnse noun (bar)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- gostionica noun (bar)
- krčma noun (bar)
- ugostionica noun (bar)
Slovak
1 entries- krčma noun (bar)
Slovene
1 entries- gostilna noun (bar)
Spanish
4 entries- caramanchel noun (bar)
- chinchel noun (bar)
- estanquillo noun (bar)
- taberna noun (bar)
Swedish
2 entries- gästgiveri noun (bar)
- krog noun (bar)
Tagalog
1 entries- taberna noun (bar)
Tok Pisin
1 entries- haus dring noun (bar)
Turkish
2 entries- içki yeri noun (bar)
- meyhane noun (bar)
Ukrainian
4 entries- бар noun (bar)
- генде́лик noun (bar)
- кнайпа noun (bar)
- корчма noun (bar)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- korčma noun (bar)
Vietnamese
1 entries- tửu quán noun (bar)
Welsh
2 entries- cyrfdy noun (bar)
- tafarn noun (bar)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I was given a hard time by a strange guy at the tavern.
Source: tatoeba (327483)
Where is the nearest tavern?
Source: tatoeba (1653735)
Where's the nearest tavern?
Source: tatoeba (1653737)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "tavern"?
Closest matches include alehouse, amusement park, auberge, automat, ballroom.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "tavern"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.