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

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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. William Shakespeare:

   This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.

2. Amr Ezzat:

   Any religious modernization will ultimately be against al-Azhar, since it is the conservative fortress in the system.

3. Yoshitaka Shindo:

   They hid themselves on that fortress of an island and fought on alone to prolong the battle, they think they are still fighting, so I want to bring them home as soon as possible.

4. Martin Luther:

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

5. Maria Lipman:

   The Russian people have a sense that they are under sanctions, they are a fortress under siege, this kind of mentality is disseminated consistently and steadily by Russian television: Who else is there to rely on except Putin? Putin is seen as the savior of the nation, and I think he sees himself in this fashion.