Synonyms for refuge
ˈrɛf yudʒrefuge

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1. refugenoun

   Synonyms:
   sanctuary, zoar, haven

2. refugenoun

   A state of safety, protection or shelter

   Synonyms:
   zoar, sanctuary, haven

3. refugenoun

   A place providing safety, protection or shelter

   Synonyms:
   zoar, sanctuary, haven

4. refugenoun

   Something or someone turned to for safety or assistance; a recourse or resort

   Synonyms:
   sanctuary, haven, zoar

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1. refuge

   Synonyms:
   protection, shelter, harbor, asylum, retreat, covert, hospitality, sanctuary, hiding-place

   Antonyms:
   exposure, inhospitableness, peril, pitfall, snare, scylla, charybdis

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1. safety, refugenoun

   a safe place

   "He ran to safety"

   Synonyms:
   prophylactic, condom, sanctuary, safety, safe, resort, guard, asylum, recourse, rubber, base hit, safety device

2. recourse, refuge, resortnoun

   something or someone turned to for assistance or security

   "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"

   Synonyms:
   repair, sanctuary, resort, stamping ground, asylum, holiday resort, hangout, recourse, resort hotel, haunt, safety

3. refuge, sanctuary, asylumnoun

   a shelter from danger or hardship

   Synonyms:
   insane asylum, chancel, sanctuary, resort, mental institution, asylum, mental hospital, bema, institution, recourse, psychiatric hospital, mental home, safety

4. recourse, resort, refugenoun

   act of turning to for assistance

   "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"

   Synonyms:
   repair, sanctuary, resort, stamping ground, asylum, hangout, holiday resort, resort hotel, recourse, haunt, safety

Matched Categories

1. • Aid
   • Area
   • Resource
   • Shelter

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1. refugenoun

   Synonyms:
   shelter, safety, security, protection

2. refugenoun

   Synonyms:
   asylum, retreat, sanctuary, harbor, place of safety, place of refuge

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1. refugenoun

   Synonyms:
   stronghold, asylum, retreat, covert, shelter, protection, security, guard, expedient, device, shift, resort

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1. List of paraphrases for "refuge":

   sanctuary, haven, shelter, asylum, refugium, refugio, refugia, refugee, resort

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How to use refuge in a sentence?

1. Heywood Broun:

   A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.

2. Julin Castro:

   The truth is, immigrants seeking refuge in our country ... shouldnt be a criminal justice issue.

3. Dave Karpf:

   George Washington University's indicative of what we are and will be hearing from Republican elected officials and conservative media, the facts of the case are damning, but they've been disseminated in a slow drip. Rather than arguing the facts, they take refuge in the style.

4. Lord Acton:

   It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

5. Xochitl Hinojosa:

   She believes it is critical that everyone has a full and fair hearing, and that our country provides refuge to those that need it, and we should be guided by a spirit of humanity and generosity as we approach these issues.