Synonyms for

Bench

Verb / bentʃ / Another word for bench — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

a long seat for several people, typically made of wood or stone

Synonyms & similar words

workbench bench judiciary terrace seat pew stool settle sofa ottoman chaise recliner couch daybed divan chesterfield banquette perch settee davenport sectional

Synonyms by register

Formal

seat stool couch

Informal

pew booth couch

Literary

settle rest

Antonyms

standing moving active working standing up on foot

Common collocations

  • park bench
  • wooden bench
  • bench press
  • bench trial
  • bench mark
  • bench warmer
  • bench seat

Word family

noun bench
verb bench
adjective benchmarked

Usage note

As a noun, 'bench' most commonly refers to a long seat. As a verb, it can mean to place something on a bench or to disqualify a player.

Example sentences

  1. The soccer team sat on the bench during the game.
  2. I need to find a bench to sit and rest.
  3. The park has many benches for people to relax on.
  4. The bench in the backyard is made of wood.
  5. Can we paint the bench a different color?

Quotes

  • "I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I traveled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain. I hadn't been back in fifty-six years, and I remembered nothing. My parents were both long in the grave, as were all my aunts and uncles, and I had no cousins. I'd lived in the city for fifteen years, but I only remembered Brooklyn as a long and wide thoroughfare, extending from the brownstone belt to the docks, with railroad tracks and factories and barren streets and decaying piers jutting out into the gray water, and all of it sullen and inhospitable, a place where no one wanted to go except for some reason I couldn't fathom. Until that day, I'd never heard of Marcy, the little street in Bedford-Stuyvesant that I now call home. It was a little after noon and I was lost, trying to find Marcy. I was sitting on a bench, holding a paper bag with a sandwich and a can of soda in it, staring at an empty lot where there used to be a candy store." - Paul Auster, "Moon Palace"
  • "You're not the only one with personal problems, you know? But you don't see me sitting on the bench over there, moping and writing bad poetry about it, do you?" - Rick Riordan, "The Battle of the Labyrinth"
  • "I'll do my crying in the rain. If I never cry then I'll never need anything again. Except maybe a bench in the shade." - Tom Waits

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