Antonyms for refuge
ˈrɛf yudʒrefuge

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.6 / 5 votes

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.6 / 5 votes

1. refuge

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Aid
   • Area
   • Resource
   • Shelter

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

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

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

1. refugenoun

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. homeland

   place for a displaced person

   the immigrants have moved to a new country as a refuge.

   Submitted by rinat on June 13, 2017  

How to use refuge in a sentence?

1. Oscar Wilde:

   I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex.

2. Enrique Vidal Olascoaga:

   There are more people applying for refuge and the increase in migrants is evident in the city's public spaces.

3. Father Bernard Kinvi:

   My presence amongst them has given them refuge, those who are injured or sick are all treated at my hospital. We feed the hungry and we intervene to free those who have been captured. We visit those who fled and sought refuge in Cameroon to give them moral support and encourage them not to seek vengeance. At home, children can now go to school, which gives us a lot of hope for the future, he continued. It’s a profound relief for our people.

4. Irene Ekonga:

   [ Once the transport ban lifts ], women in close proximity with abusive partners might be able to report and seek refuge elsewhere, issues like economic difficulties are still likely to persist, as well as dependence on male partners for financial support. Cases might drop slightly but by and large, I think they will remain higher than the rates before the lockdown.

5. Mohamed Ali:

   There were police on one side of the bus that they set upon, and the terrorists were hiding on the other side, there was an exchange of fire, and the gunmen took refuge in the museum.

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