Synonyms for trench
trɛntʃtrench

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.2 / 5 votes

1. trenchnoun

   Synonyms:
   moat, ditch, drain, fosse

2. trenchverb

   Synonyms:
   trespass, infringe, encroach

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trenchnoun

   a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

   Synonyms:
   deep, oceanic abyss

2. trench, deep, oceanic abyssnoun

   a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

   Synonyms:
   trench, deep, oceanic abyss

3. trenchverb

   any long ditch cut in the ground

   Synonyms:
   deep, oceanic abyss

4. impinge, encroach, entrench, trenchverb

   impinge or infringe upon

   "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"

   Synonyms:
   dig in, ditch, trench, encroach, intrench, infringe, entrench, impinge

5. trenchverb

   fortify by surrounding with trenches

   "He trenched his military camp"

   Synonyms:
   ditch, entrench, impinge, encroach

6. trenchverb

   cut or carve deeply into

   "letters trenched into the stone"

   Synonyms:
   ditch, entrench, impinge, encroach

7. trenchverb

   set, plant, or bury in a trench

   "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"

   Synonyms:
   ditch, entrench, impinge, encroach

8. trench, ditchverb

   cut a trench in, as for drainage

   "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"

   Synonyms:
   ditch, trench, entrench, dump, impinge, encroach, chuck

9. trenchverb

   dig a trench or trenches

   "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

   Synonyms:
   ditch, entrench, impinge, encroach

Matched Categories

1. • Cut
   • Dig
   • Ditch
   • Fortify
   • Natural Depression
   • Place
   • Trespass

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. trenchverb

   Synonyms:
   encroach, intrude, infringe, trespass

2. trenchnoun

   Synonyms:
   ditch, fosse, moat, drain, sewer, water-course

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. trenchnoun

   Synonyms:
   ditch, gutter, trough, moat, channel

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

1. List of paraphrases for "trench":

   trenches, furrow, trenching, ditch, cleft, groove, moat, foxhole, slit, entrenchment

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1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I was the first to create a youth group and club to focus on the education of youths in trench town and surrounding areas. this was in 1963 while I was still a student at-st. georges college- high school. trench town will always be my water hole from which I shall drink of africa to quench my thirstthis is also one of my many original quotes.

2. Chief Egunwale Amusan:

   Before this highway was built, this was a one-way rail system. The witness said that his grandfather took him up to the tracks and told him that during the massacre they brought in rail flats right here where this road goes down the middle of Oaklawn Cemetery, they built a trench, they dug a trench and dumped bodies down into the trenches, he said there had to have been an excess of 300 bodies in that one location alone.

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   ras cardo speaks: one of the greatest blunders and mistakes jamaica has made to-reggae- is the ostracizing and exclusion of the trench town people from the rest of the society. they never knew us, because they never wanted to get to know us. so, now, when I hear them talking about reggae music as their- cultural export - one wonders, who are they fooling? the damage is already done.

4. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   My message to jamaica is simple. This is 2019-I, ras cardo, reggae creator from trench town comes now and say:- you can change the report, but you cannot change the history of trench town. What is done , cannot be undone!

5. Dione Davis -LRB- @dionemdavis -RRB-:

   I love a classic trench in a beautiful bone color as a functional covering — rain or shine — that feels a bit more special, i’d wear this over a white merino wool sweater and cream wool trousers with a sharp black shoe. There’s always something striking but approachable about wearing all shades of cream when they are basics.