Synonyms for bastion
ˈbæs tʃənbas·tion

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Defense
   • Fortification
   • Stronghold

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1. List of paraphrases for "bastion":

   stronghold, bulwark, fortress, outpost, citadel

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1. 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.

2. John Branch:

   The NFL may be the last bastion of football in 50 years, because I can imagine the slow death of the sport creeping up from the youth level, if we keep finding out about the long-term effects of brain damage caused by the game, it's hard to imagine many parents will allow their children to play. Maybe high school and college football go away. And maybe football becomes more like MMA -- a sport that has relatively few participants, but enough to entertain the masses, with athletes willing to take obvious health risks to achieve money and fame.

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. Wayne Pacelle:

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

5. Stone Fish:

   It’s very hypocritical in the sense that Hollywood likes to position itself as a bastion of liberalism but has completely erased Tibetans from its films and from its representation.