Definition for Bulwark:

• A rampart; a fortification; any means of defence or security; the railing boards round the deck of a ship.

Synonyms for Bulwark:

• n.

  •
  • bay,
  • boom,
  • bow,
  • amidships,
  • blade,
  • bowsprit,
  • beam,
  • berth,
  • bilge,
  • aft.
  •
  • champion,
  • guardian,
  • defender,
  • lifesaver,
  • precaution.
  •bastion (noun)
  • breastwork.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • bulwarks,
  • breakwater,
  • mole,
  • jetty,
  • groin,
  • seawall,
  • groyne.
  •buttress (noun)
  • outwork,
  • support.
  •defense (noun)
  • resistance.
  •fortification (noun)
  • entrenchment.
  •fortification, support (noun)
  • citadel,
  • partition,
  • security,
  • buffet,
  • parapet,
  • Vallation,
  • embankment,
  • fort,
  • fortress,
  • barrier.
  •mainstay (noun)
  • linchpin.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dyke,
  • levee,
  • earthwork,
  • stockade,
  • Sea wall.
  •
  • dam.
  •
  • barrage.
  •breastwork
  • redoubt.
  •Other relevant words:
  • gate,
  • Circumvallation,
  • bury,
  • crenellate,
  • reinforce,
  • pier,
  • logjam,
  • bailey,
  • city wall,
  • insulation,
  • keep,
  • abattis,
  • backstop,
  • Redan,
  • espouse,
  • counterscarp,
  • battlement,
  • fosse,
  • fastness,
  • entrench,
  • work,
  • Balistraria,
  • defensive wall,
  • entanglement,
  • fence,
  • mask,
  • nose guard,
  • garrison,
  • obstruction,
  • helmet,
  • motherly,
  • town wall,
  • suffer,
  • maternal,
  • justify,
  • Parados,
  • Protective Clothing,
  • bunker,
  • dike,
  • ward,
  • absolve,
  • scarp,
  • cheval-de-frise,
  • gird,
  • safety plug,
  • bar,
  • affirm,
  • foxhole,
  • machicolation,
  • paries,
  • shoulder,
  • milldam,
  • trench,
  • fieldwork,
  • assert,
  • mound,
  • fix,
  • stone wall,
  • Bear-trap dam,
  • relieve,
  • haven,
  • pad,
  • flying buttress,
  • drawbridge,
  • protective wall,
  • seat belt,
  • escarp,
  • set,
  • dig in,
  • iron curtain,
  • roadblock,
  • preservation,
  • lunette,
  • lifeline,
  • aegis,
  • Gabion,
  • preventive,
  • restriction,
  • enclosure,
  • battle,
  • munition,
  • mantelet,
  • encompass,
  • patronize,
  • counterspy,
  • merlon,
  • intrenchment,
  • Embattle,
  • lovesome,
  • interlock,
  • inclosure,
  • declare,
  • sandbag,
  • lightning rod,
  • protective,
  • bamboo curtain,
  • patent,
  • fond,
  • fatherly,
  • goggles,
  • handrail,
  • safety rail,
  • abatis,
  • blockade,
  • mine,
  • palladium,
  • prophylactic,
  • laminated glass,
  • mudguard,
  • obstacle,
  • sanctuary,
  • arm guard,
  • dodger,
  • inguen,
  • restraint,
  • sunk fence,
  • portcullis,
  • armour,
  • jam,
  • Kila,
  • safety,
  • Tenaille,
  • umbrella,
  • safety glass,
  • fasten,
  • copyright,
  • camouflage,
  • ditch,
  • sheet anchor,
  • paling,
  • dashboard,
  • hard hat,
  • sun helmet,
  • mol,
  • Vallum,
  • safety valve,
  • Demibastion,
  • laager,
  • fuse,
  • Casemate,
  • windscreen,
  • prohibition,
  • escarpment,
  • HAHA,
  • sally port,
  • man,
  • defensive,
  • moat,
  • barbican,
  • Bartizan,
  • Fortalice,
  • crash helmet,
  • banquette,
  • pilot,
  • represent,
  • RAMPARTS,
  • shin guard,
  • anchor,
  • windshield,
  • protective umbrella,
  • weir,
  • vindicate,
  • palisade,
  • maintain,
  • continue,
  • guardrail,
  • preserve,
  • shelter,
  • lightning conductor,
  • contraceptive,
  • paternal,
  • Glacis,
  • affectionate,
  • castellate,
  • arc-boutant,
  • refuge,
  • sangar,
  • conserve,
  • buttressing,
  • cushion,
  • curtain,
  • Muniment,
  • Ravelin,
  • hindrance,
  • uphold,
  • sconce,
  • loophole,
  • cofferdam,
  • hold,
  • bank,
  • beaver dam,
  • Contravallation,
  • arm,
  • governor,
  • concealment,
  • face mask,
  • Jutty,
  • defence,
  • gram molecule,
  • Forfend,
  • arch dam,
  • immunity,
  • abutment,
  • Stoccado,
  • padding.

Paraphrases for Bulwark:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    safeguard, protection, bunker, guarantee, wall.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    bastion, stronghold, citadel, fortress, barrier, defence, outpost.

Antonyms for Bulwark:

• n.

  • fortification, support
    hurt, harm, weak point, injury.

• v.

  • Other antonyms:
    opening, transit, way, entrance, thoroughfare, yield, overrun, passage, road, admittance.

Holonyms for Bulwark:

• n.

  • artifact
    munition, fortification, ship.

Hypernym for Bulwark:

• n.

  • artifact
    battlement, bailey, fraise, earthwork, crenelation, merlon, crenellation.

Hyponym for Bulwark:

• n.

  • artifact
    barrier, embankment.

• v.

  • competition
    defend.