Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun niche

4 senses of niche

Sense 1
niche -- (a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world")
       => place, station -- (proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station")

Sense 2
recess, recession, niche, corner -- (a small concavity)
       => concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature -- (a shape that curves or bends inward)

Sense 3
recess, niche -- (an enclosure that is set back or indented)
       => enclosure -- (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)

Sense 4
niche, ecological niche -- ((ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species))
       => condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations")