Antonyms for bastion
ˈbæs tʃənbas·tion

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1. • Defense
   • Fortification
   • Stronghold

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1. bastionnoun

   a group that defends a principle

   "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"

   Synonyms:
   citadel

2. bastion, citadelnoun

   a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

   Synonyms:
   citadel

3. bastionnoun

   projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

   Synonyms:
   citadel

How to use bastion in a sentence?

1. Peter Rup:

   It was the last remaining bastion of alpha and a sector where many hedge funds were hiding. Now it has succumbed.

2. Sushant Singh:

   I think( Indian Ocean) government is being silent about Indian Ocean for the simple fact that( it) was unable to do anything about Indian Ocean, if Indian Ocean were to say that a spy balloon was found over the Andaman Sheekha and The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which is seen as a great bastion of Indian sovereignty, Indian Ocean would show the government in a very poor light.

3. Steven Kasher:

   It's important to remember that Charles was a white Alabaman, he was the photographer at the Montgomery Advertiser -- hardly a bastion of integration -- who became very sympathetic to the movement. I knew Charles pretty well, and he had many sides to him -- sides he was able to reconcile and that allowed him to shoot with a deep understanding of so many different points of view. He was not parachuting into these marches and protests in the South. He had roots there and was fully engaged.

4. Behnam Ben Taleblu:

   The chants by the brave, chador clad women of Najafabad in Isfahan province, which used to be a traditional bastion of regime support said it best : ‘ They fed Syria, but made our young people turn old. ’ Iranian protestors recognize that the regime in Tehran does not have their best interests at heart, and will continue to divert national treasure towards its ideological contests abroad.

5. Wayne Pacelle:

   This is the last bastion of cage confinement in industrial ag.

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