as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
the school's filthy, broken-down lavatories were a disgrace
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of lavatory
The girl’s father confronted Thompson, who then locked himself in the lavatory with his iPhone for three to five minutes before the flight’s descent, according to the criminal complaint.
—
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, all the lavatories—which have also received a facelift with touch sensors and new finishes—are on the left side of the aircraft.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
The ibis team and the film team—more than twenty people in all—cycled in and out of the bathrooms, leaving shoes at the bottom of the stairs so as not to track in dirt and to indicate that the lavatories were occupied.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The old lavatories were taken out soon after the Joneses settled in and the space is now a dark room.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lavatory
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
Interestingly, all the lavatories—which have also received a facelift with touch sensors and new finishes—are on the left side of the aircraft.
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
The ibis team and the film team—more than twenty people in all—cycled in and out of the bathrooms, leaving shoes at the bottom of the stairs so as not to track in dirt and to indicate that the lavatories were occupied.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
The old lavatories were taken out soon after the Joneses settled in and the space is now a dark room.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lavatory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lavatory
Noun
-
The pumping location cannot be a bathroom, and it must be shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public.—
Michelle Travis,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
-
This parsley and rosemary scent is suitable across all rooms and occasions—bathroom, kitchen, even body.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Late at night, the action moves to the louche Rose Bar where a dazzling mirrored corridor leads to the restrooms, bouncing your reflection back from every surface.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
-
The back of the building would include an office, break room, restroom and vault.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
And each time, a different one made it into the toilet.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
-
Although the bathrooms are divided by gender — and marked with Basquiat-style dinosaur imagery — on the nights when Simon Says takes over the Spotlight, those designations are ignored, and the toilets become unisex.—
Jessie Schiewe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lavatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lavatory. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share