Synonyms for wall
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1. wallnoun

   an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

   "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

2. wallnoun

   anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

   "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall"

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

3. wall, pariesnoun

   (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

   "stomach walls"

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

4. wallnoun

   a difficult or awkward situation

   "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

5. wallnoun

   a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

6. wallnoun

   a layer of material that encloses space

   "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

7. wallnoun

   a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

   "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"

   Synonyms:
   rampart, paries, bulwark

8. rampart, bulwark, wallverb

   an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

   "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

   Synonyms:
   bulwark, breakwater, mole, paries, groyne, rampart, groin, jetty, seawall

9. wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surroundverb

   surround with a wall in order to fortify

   Synonyms:
   fence, surround, palisade, fence in, skirt, circumvent, ring, border, debate, argue, besiege, smother, contend, beleaguer, hem in, environ

Matched Categories

1. • Anatomy
   • Cave
   • Difficulty
   • Fence
   • Geological Formation
   • Layer
   • Object
   • Partition
   • Stratum

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wallnoun

   Synonyms:
   foundation, partition, defense, breastwork, rampart, battlement, bulwark, parapet, fortification

   Associated words:
   mural, murage dado, buttress, coping, intramural, wainscot, alcove, niche, abutment, pointing, fresco, studding, underpinning

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

1. List of paraphrases for "wall":

   fence, walls, wail, barrier, mural, muro, mauer, mur, zid, muraille, waii, fal, sidewall, siena, breakwall, berm, paredes, lining

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1. Martin Luther:

   Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church it is a goodly Christian weapon.

2. Louis Navellier:

   Buckle up, a bumpy ride is in the cards, the Wall of Worry has added a few bricks of uncertainty around inflation, monetary policy, Ukraine, masking and pandemic cases.

3. Steve Bannon:

   This entire fiasco is to stop people who want to build Wall Inc..

4. Sam Stovall:

   This market is climbing a' wall of worry' and we are seeing a bit of resistance right now, with the market digesting the advances it recently saw.

5. Fox News:

   Patrick Fitzgerald persisted for years in trying to get somebody's pelt nailed to his wall, mine and Scooter's. And Patrick Fitzgerald got Scooter.