What is another word for bulwark?
571 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ bˈʊlwɔːk], [ bˈʊlwɔːk], [ b_ˈʊ_l_w_ɔː_k]Table of Contents
Similar words for bulwark:- artifact (noun)
- barricade (noun)
- bastion (noun)
- breakwater (noun)
- bulwark (noun)
- buttress (noun)
- defense (noun)
- fortification (noun)
- fortification, support (noun)
- mainstay (noun)
- protection (noun)
- protector (noun)
- retaining wall (noun)
- wall (noun)
- bolster (verb)
- buttress (verb)
- cover (verb)
- defend (verb)
- fortify (verb)
- guard (verb)
- protect (verb)
- screen (verb)
- shield (verb)
- shore (verb)
- other synonyms
- breastwork
- cover
- defend
- protect
- screen
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Bulwark:
n.
•artifact (noun) •barricade (noun) •bastion (noun) •breakwater (noun) •bulwark (noun) •buttress (noun) •defense (noun) •fortification (noun)- presidios,
- earthworks,
- entrenchment,
- presidio,
- blockhouse,
- entrenchments,
- blockhouses,
- Embattlement.
- upholder,
- linchpin,
- maintainers,
- upholders,
- good right arm,
- righthand person,
- sinew,
- maintainer,
- linchpins,
- sustainer,
- sustainers,
- SINEWS,
- right-hand person.
v.
•bolster (verb) •buttress (verb) •cover (verb) •defend (verb)- de-fending,
- de-fends,
- holds at bay,
- pre venting,
- in-sure,
- with stand,
- pre vents,
- held at bay,
- keeping safe,
- beats off,
- re tains,
- held bay,
- pre-serving,
- pre serves,
- provided sanctuary,
- pre served,
- holding at bay,
- pre vent,
- re tain,
- with standing,
- beating off,
- de fending,
- pre serving,
- de fended,
- repels danger,
- pre-vented,
- de fends,
- fended off,
- pre-serve,
- pre-vent,
- de-fend,
- pre-serves,
- pre-vents,
- with-standing,
- re-tains,
- holds bay,
- keeps safe,
- guarded against,
- de-fended,
- provides sanctuary,
- de fend,
- hold bay,
- providing sanctuary,
- repelling danger,
- re-tain,
- kept safe,
- in sure,
- fights for,
- fighting for,
- holding bay,
- with-stands,
- repelled danger,
- with stood,
- guards against,
- pre serve,
- pre-served,
- fought for,
- pre-venting,
- with-stand,
- panoplying,
- with stands,
- guarding against.
- pre-paring,
- souping up,
- charging up,
- pre pare,
- punching up,
- re adies,
- pre paring,
- charges up,
- pre pares,
- pre-pared,
- pre pared,
- pre-pare,
- soups up,
- re-adies,
- punches up,
- punched up.
- kept in view,
- super intend,
- keeps view,
- rode shotgun for,
- super-vise,
- over seeing,
- saw after,
- super-intending,
- keeps in view,
- super intending,
- rides shotgun for,
- over saw,
- rid shotgun for,
- super vised,
- over seen,
- lookouting,
- super vising,
- seeing after,
- keeps an eye on,
- keeps eye on,
- over-sees,
- keeping in view,
- over-seen,
- super intends,
- super vise,
- over-see,
- kept view,
- super-intends,
- keeping eye on,
- over sees,
- lookouted,
- super-intend,
- super intended,
- kept under surveillance,
- keep eye on,
- riding shotgun for,
- over see,
- kept eye on,
- sees after,
- super-vised,
- super-intended,
- baby sit,
- keeping view,
- keep view,
- over-saw,
- keeping under surveillance,
- keeping an eye on,
- keeps under surveillance.
- covers all bases,
- covers bases,
- stood guard,
- go bat for,
- Sentineled,
- gave refuge,
- stands guard,
- giving refuge,
- giving sanctuary,
- gave sanctuary,
- gives refuge,
- Sentineling,
- gives sanctuary,
- covered bases,
- covering bases,
- takes under wing,
- taking under wing,
- standing guard,
- covering all bases,
- took under wing,
- cover bases,
- covered all bases.
- dis-guise,
- dis guise,
- dis-guises,
- walled off,
- walls off,
- walling off,
- dis guises,
- dis guised,
- dis-guising,
- dis guising,
- umbraging,
- dis-guised,
- umbraged.
- giving shelter,
- taking under ones wing,
- takes under ones wing,
- take under one wing,
- takes under one wing,
- giving cover,
- taking under one's wing,
- took under ones wing,
- gave cover,
- gave shelter,
- taking under one wing,
- gives cover,
- took under one wing,
- gives shelter,
- took under one's wing,
- take under ones wing,
- takes under one's wing.
Other synonyms:
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- dam.
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- barrage.
- Warred,
- Wars,
- looking after,
- fending off,
- care for,
- keep safe,
- looked after,
- cared for,
- cares for,
- guard against,
- fight for,
- look after,
- beat off,
- ward off,
- Garrisoning,
- looks after,
- provide sanctuary,
- hold at bay,
- Garrisoned,
- repel danger,
- panoplied,
- retain.
- Sentinelled,
- stand guard,
- give sanctuary,
- give refuge,
- Sentinelling,
- take under wing,
- cover all bases.
- gird,
- beaver dam,
- battlement,
- Jutty,
- enclosure,
- absolve,
- Glacis,
- insulation,
- encompass,
- stone wall,
- camouflage,
- contraceptive,
- preventive,
- dike,
- helmet,
- iron curtain,
- sheet anchor,
- sandbag,
- logjam,
- shoulder,
- conserve,
- set,
- aegis,
- obstacle,
- anchor,
- hard hat,
- patronize,
- portcullis,
- arm,
- ditch,
- dig in,
- inguen,
- governor,
- hold,
- entanglement,
- defence,
- Balistraria,
- Kila,
- vindicate,
- mudguard,
- fasten,
- man,
- protective umbrella,
- mol,
- affirm,
- refuge,
- armour,
- battle,
- Embattle,
- foxhole,
- merlon,
- cheval-de-frise,
- laager,
- justify,
- Bartizan,
- escarpment,
- machicolation,
- shin guard,
- safety,
- restriction,
- maternal,
- crenellate,
- crash helmet,
- blockade,
- face mask,
- cushion,
- fieldwork,
- suffer,
- protective,
- bank,
- fastness,
- handrail,
- lunette,
- sconce,
- Bear-trap dam,
- relieve,
- bar,
- patent,
- fuse,
- mask,
- pilot,
- escarp,
- scarp,
- jam,
- restraint,
- lightning rod,
- Vallum,
- motherly,
- preserve,
- fence,
- intrenchment,
- paries,
- Casemate,
- bailey,
- guardrail,
- Parados,
- inclosure,
- laminated glass,
- protective wall,
- haven,
- gate,
- keep,
- windscreen,
- ward,
- arch dam,
- Protective Clothing,
- prophylactic,
- work,
- defensive wall,
- Contravallation,
- loophole,
- arc-boutant,
- seat belt,
- bury,
- assert,
- sunk fence,
- Forfend,
- Redan,
- Muniment,
- barbed-wire entanglement,
- palladium,
- weir,
- espouse,
- dodger,
- obstruction,
- munition,
- shelter,
- safety glass,
- cofferdam,
- palisade,
- paternal,
- Demibastion,
- town wall,
- prohibition,
- sun helmet,
- buttressing,
- flying buttress,
- principal support,
- banquette,
- trench,
- fosse,
- defensive,
- lightning conductor,
- Tenaille,
- buttress pier,
- goggles,
- Stoccado,
- concealment,
- abatis,
- declare,
- windshield,
- drawbridge,
- milldam,
- arm guard,
- barbican,
- curtain,
- bamboo curtain,
- moat,
- hindrance,
- mound,
- fond,
- interlock,
- Circumvallation,
- advanced work,
- RAMPARTS,
- castellate,
- affectionate,
- abattis,
- lovesome,
- safety plug,
- immunity,
- counterscarp,
- fix,
- Ravelin,
- city wall,
- padding,
- pier,
- backstop,
- copyright,
- HAHA,
- bunker,
- umbrella,
- Gabion,
- fatherly,
- preservation,
- paling,
- mantelet,
- continue,
- nose guard,
- represent,
- sangar,
- pad,
- mine,
- safety rail,
- safety valve,
- lifeline,
- dashboard,
- counterspy,
- roadblock,
- entrench,
- reinforce,
- uphold,
- Fortalice,
- gram molecule,
- abutment,
- sanctuary,
- sally port,
- maintain,
- garrison.
Paraphrases for Bulwark:
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
safeguard, protection, bunker, guarantee, wall.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
Antonyms for Bulwark:
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n.
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fortification, support
hurt, harm, weak point, injury.
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fortification, support
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v.
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Other antonyms:
opening, transit, way, entrance, thoroughfare, yield, overrun, passage, road, admittance.
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Other antonyms:
Holonyms for Bulwark:
n.
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artifact
munition, fortification, ship.
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artifact
Hypernym for Bulwark:
n.
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artifact
battlement, bailey, fraise, earthwork, crenelation, merlon, crenellation.
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artifact
Hyponym for Bulwark:
n.
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artifact
barrier, embankment.
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artifact
v.
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competition
defend.
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competition