Synonyms & related words for basalt

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of basalt — including granite, limestone, sandstone, lava, tufa, pahoehoe. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to basalt

Explore words related to basalt — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include picrite, basaltic, melaphyre, tachylyte, wacke, whinstone, basanite, andesite. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for basalt

Common synonyms for basalt include granite, limestone, sandstone, lava, tufa, pahoehoe, scoria, gneiss — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does basalt come from?

The word basalt breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root basalt, from Latin basanites (“touchstone, dark stone”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.