Synonyms for fortress
ˈfɔr trɪsfortress

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1. fortress

   The weak may speak or act in defense of the strong; none but the powerful can assure others of protection. A defense is ordinarily against actual attack; protection is against possible as well as actual dangers. We speak of defense against an assault, protection from the cold. Vindication is a triumphant defense of character and conduct against charges of error or wrong. Compare APOLOGY.

   Synonyms:
   apology, bulwark, defense, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

   Antonyms:
   abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

   Preposition:
   Defense against assault or assailants; in law, defense to an action, from the testimony.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 6 votes

1. fortress, fortnoun

   a fortified defensive structure

   Synonyms:
   fort, garrison

Matched Categories

1. • Defensive Structure

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1. motte

   Submitted by anonymous on April 19, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. fortressnoun

   Synonyms:
   fortification, fort, stronghold, castle, citadel, fortified place (of great magnitude)

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1. fortressnoun

   Synonyms:
   fort

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1. List of paraphrases for "fortress":

   fortaleza, strength, fort, fortitude, stronghold, bastion, bulwark

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1. Thomas Worsdell:

   Their displacement generates socio-economic and cultural burdens that alienate them, hindering their traditional ways and generating the very pressures on biodiversity that these ‘fortress’ models of conservation are attempting to mitigate.

2. Martin Luther:

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

3. Bill Weber:

   Back then, the field of conservation was dominated by the fortress model: You draw a line, build a wall, hire guards and keep local people out, but it wasnt really working to stop poaching. There needs to be a real incentive for local people to care about conservation.

4. Sandeep Khandelwal:

   It was a bare, beautiful, raw old fortress, sitting in the middle of a small village of Bishangarh, untouched for years, we took our inspiration from the fort's history and carefully wove the visual vocabulary to keep it true to its original form.

5. Brian Lepley:

   We need a welcoming area. You know, barricades, barriers and built like a fortress is not really an inviting atmosphere.