Synonyms & related words for quarry

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of quarry — including pit, opencast, colliery, excavation, prey. 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 quarry

Explore words related to quarry — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include limestone, bluestone, veinstone, gravels, burrstone, stinkstone, stone, septarium. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for quarry

Common synonyms for quarry include pit, opencast, colliery, excavation, prey — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does quarry come from?

The word quarry breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root quarry, from Latin quadrare (“to square (squared stones cut from a pit)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.