Synonyms for attic
ˈæt ɪkat·tic

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1. loft, attic, garretnoun

   floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

   Synonyms:
   noodle, bonce, noggin, pigeon loft, garret, loft, bean, dome

2. Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greeknoun

   the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia

   Synonyms:
   garret, noggin, bean, noodle, bonce, loft, dome

3. attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, domenoun

   informal terms for a human head

   Synonyms:
   noodle, bonce, domed stadium, noggin, bean plant, edible bean, garret, covered stadium, loft, bean, dome

4. atticadjective

   (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof

   Synonyms:
   garret, noggin, bean, noodle, bonce, loft, dome

5. Atticadjective

   of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times

   "Attic Greek"

Matched Categories

1. • Floor
   • Human Head

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. atticadjective

   Synonyms:
   chaste, classic, classical, pure, correct, refined, elegant, polished, in good taste

2. atticnoun

   Synonyms:
   athenian, athenian author

3. atticnoun

   Synonyms:
   garret, loft, cockloft, upper story

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. atticnoun

   Synonyms:
   garret, loft, cockloft

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "attic":

   breadbasket, loft, granary, dome, cellar, barn

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1. Goldoni:

   Laughing is peculiar to man, but all men do not laugh for the same reason. There is the attic salt which springs from the charm in the words, from the flash of wit, from the spirited and brilliant sally. There is the low joke which arises from scurrility and idle conceit.

2. Apostolos Skrekas:

   The tracker contradicted his initial testimony that he had been roped up and gagged by three assailants. Instead, what we found was that he moved around the house, going from the attic to the basement.

3. Conan Doyle:

   A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to need, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.

4. Proverb:

   It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home

5. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images:

   I was back home in Switzerland, [I found that] my mother kept all her awards, film memorabilia, costumes and photographs in the attic. That’s how I first discovered her films.