What is another word for entrench?
483 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɛntɹˈɛnt͡ʃ], [ ɛntɹˈɛntʃ], [ ɛ_n_t_ɹ_ˈɛ_n_tʃ]
Entrenchment is a word that refers to the process of firmly establishing or embedding something, particularly a habit, belief, or practice. Synonyms for the term include fortify, reinforce, secure, establish, and embed. These interchangeable words convey the notion of establishing oneself firmly in a particular position or situation, being deeply entrenched and difficult to dislodge or overcome. The word "entrench" has a strong connotation of resistance to change, and this is reflected in the related words. Each of these synonyms emphasize the importance of being steadfast and resolute, and of maintaining a firm grip on one's position or perspective.
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Similar words for entrench:
- dig in (noun)
- entrench (noun)
- contact (verb)
- defend (verb)
- encroach (verb)
- establish (verb)
- fix (verb)
- fortify (verb)
- infix (verb)
- infringe (verb)
- intrude (verb)
- invade (verb)
- lodge (verb)
- trespass (verb)
Synonyms for Entrench:
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- meddle .
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• contact • defend- beating off ,
- beats off ,
- de fend ,
- de fended ,
- de fending ,
- de fends ,
- de-fend ,
- de-fended ,
- de-fending ,
- de-fends ,
- fended off ,
- fighting for ,
- fights for ,
- fought for ,
- guarded against ,
- guarding against ,
- guards against ,
- held at bay ,
- held bay ,
- hold bay ,
- holding at bay ,
- holding bay ,
- holds at bay ,
- holds bay ,
- in sure ,
- in-sure ,
- keeping safe ,
- keeps safe ,
- kept safe ,
- panoplying ,
- pre serve ,
- pre served ,
- pre serves ,
- pre serving ,
- pre vent ,
- pre venting ,
- pre vents ,
- pre-serve ,
- pre-served ,
- pre-serves ,
- pre-serving ,
- pre-vent ,
- pre-vented ,
- pre-venting ,
- pre-vents ,
- provided sanctuary ,
- provides sanctuary ,
- providing sanctuary ,
- re tain ,
- re tains ,
- re-tain ,
- re-tains ,
- repelled danger ,
- repelling danger ,
- repels danger ,
- up held ,
- up hold ,
- up holding ,
- up holds ,
- up-held ,
- up-hold ,
- up-holding ,
- up-holds ,
- watches over ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- elbowed in ,
- elbowing in ,
- elbows in ,
- inter fere ,
- inter feres ,
- inter pose ,
- inter posed ,
- inter posing ,
- inter-fere ,
- inter-feres ,
- inter-pose ,
- inter-posed ,
- inter-posing ,
- made inroads ,
- makes inroads ,
- making inroads ,
- muscled in ,
- muscles in ,
- muscling in ,
- over stepped ,
- over stepping ,
- over steps ,
- over-stepped ,
- over-stepping ,
- over-steps ,
- puts two cents in ,
- putting two cents in ,
- squeezed in ,
- squeezes in ,
- squeezing in ,
- stick nose in to ,
- sticked nose in to ,
- sticked nose into ,
- sticking nose in to ,
- sticking nose into ,
- sticks nose in to ,
- sticks nose into ,
- stuck nose in to ,
- stuck nose into ,
- working in ,
- works in ,
- wormed in ,
- worming in ,
- worms in ,
- wrought in .
- de cree ,
- de creed ,
- de crees ,
- de-cree ,
- de-creed ,
- de-crees ,
- domiciliates ,
- end owed ,
- end owing ,
- end-owed ,
- end-owing ,
- in stall ,
- in stalled ,
- in stalling ,
- in stalls ,
- in-stall ,
- in-stalled ,
- in-stalling ,
- in-stalls ,
- laid foundation ,
- laying foundation ,
- lays foundation ,
- pro vide ,
- pro vided ,
- pro vides ,
- pro viding ,
- pro-vide ,
- pro-vided ,
- pro-vides ,
- pro-viding ,
- rang in ,
- ringed in ,
- ringing in ,
- rings in ,
- rivetted ,
- rivetting ,
- started ball rolling ,
- starting ball rolling ,
- starts ball rolling .
- freezes to ,
- freezing to ,
- froze to ,
- in grain ,
- in graining ,
- in grains ,
- in stilled ,
- in stilling ,
- in-grain ,
- in-grained ,
- in-graining ,
- in-grains ,
- in-stilled ,
- in-stilling ,
- nailing down ,
- nails down ,
- rigidifies ,
- staid put ,
- stayed put ,
- stays put .
- charges up ,
- charging up ,
- pre pare ,
- pre pared ,
- pre pares ,
- pre paring ,
- pre-pare ,
- pre-pared ,
- pre-paring ,
- punched up ,
- punches up ,
- punching up ,
- re adies ,
- re-adies ,
- shores up ,
- souping up ,
- soups up .
- dis obey ,
- dis obeyed ,
- dis obeying ,
- dis obeys ,
- dis-obey ,
- dis-obeyed ,
- dis-obeying ,
- dis-obeys ,
- in fracted ,
- in fringe ,
- in fringed ,
- in fringes ,
- in fringing ,
- in-fracted ,
- in-fringe ,
- in-fringed ,
- in-fringes ,
- in-fringing ,
- infracts .
- chiseled in ,
- chiseling in ,
- chiselled in ,
- chiselling in ,
- chisels in ,
- in sinuate ,
- in sinuated ,
- in sinuates ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-sinuate ,
- in-sinuates ,
- in-sinuating ,
- inter lope ,
- inter loped ,
- inter lopes ,
- inter loping ,
- inter meddle ,
- inter meddled ,
- inter meddles ,
- inter meddling ,
- inter-lope ,
- inter-loped ,
- inter-lopes ,
- inter-loping ,
- inter-meddle ,
- inter-meddled ,
- inter-meddles ,
- inter-meddling ,
- intro duce ,
- intro duces ,
- intro-duce ,
- intro-duces ,
- pushed in ,
- pushes in ,
- pushing in .
- bursted in ,
- bursting in ,
- bursts in ,
- descend up on ,
- descended up on ,
- descended upon ,
- descending up on ,
- descending upon ,
- descends up on ,
- descends upon ,
- falling on ,
- falls on ,
- in road ,
- in roads ,
- in-road ,
- in-roads ,
- over running ,
- over runs ,
- over spreading ,
- over spreads ,
- over swarm ,
- over swarmed ,
- over swarming ,
- over swarms ,
- over-spread ,
- over-spreading ,
- over-spreads ,
- over-swarm ,
- over-swarmed ,
- over-swarming ,
- over-swarms ,
- overswarmed ,
- overswarms ,
- swarmed over ,
- swarming over ,
- swarms over .
Other synonyms:
- defend .
- ingrain .
- embed .
- fasten .
Other relevant words:
- Breaching ,
- Domiciliated ,
- Domiciliating ,
- Embedding ,
- Gluing ,
- Imbedded ,
- Imbedding ,
- Infesting ,
- Infracted ,
- Infracting ,
- Inroaded ,
- Inroading ,
- Intercalated ,
- Intercalating ,
- Intermeddle ,
- Intermeddling ,
- Moored ,
- Pirated ,
- Pirating ,
- Propping ,
- Riveted ,
- Transgressed ,
- accessed ,
- accessing ,
- breached ,
- burst in ,
- came to rest ,
- charge up ,
- charged up ,
- chisel in ,
- come to rest ,
- crash the gates ,
- descend upon ,
- do wrong by ,
- domiciliate ,
- encroach ,
- ensconce ,
- establish ,
- fall on ,
- fell on ,
- fix ,
- fixed ,
- forayed ,
- foraying ,
- fortify ,
- freeze to ,
- glued ,
- go beyond ,
- go in ,
- goes beyond ,
- goes in ,
- going beyond ,
- going in ,
- harden ,
- imbed ,
- imbeds ,
- infect ,
- infests ,
- infix ,
- infract ,
- infringe ,
- instilling ,
- intercalate ,
- intercalates ,
- intermeddled ,
- intermeddles ,
- intrude ,
- invade ,
- kibitz ,
- kibitzing ,
- lay foundation ,
- lodge ,
- loot ,
- mix in ,
- mixed in ,
- moor ,
- nose in ,
- obtrude ,
- over spread ,
- over-run ,
- over-runs ,
- overspread ,
- overspreading ,
- overspreads ,
- overswarm ,
- overswarming ,
- pervades ,
- pin on ,
- pirate ,
- plundered ,
- positioning ,
- punch up ,
- push in ,
- readies ,
- rigidified ,
- rigidify ,
- rigidifying ,
- ring in ,
- rivet ,
- rivets ,
- set down ,
- sets down ,
- setting down ,
- shore up ,
- shored up ,
- shoring up ,
- soup up ,
- souped up ,
- start ball rolling ,
- stay put ,
- staying put ,
- steadied ,
- steadying ,
- stick nose in ,
- swarm over ,
- thicken ,
- trespass ,
- went beyond ,
- went in .
- Bulwarked ,
- Bulwarking ,
- Garrisoned ,
- Garrisoning ,
- Housed ,
- Warred ,
- Wars ,
- beat off ,
- care for ,
- cared for ,
- cares for ,
- fending off ,
- fight for ,
- guard against ,
- hold at bay ,
- keep safe ,
- look after ,
- looked after ,
- looking after ,
- looks after ,
- panoplied ,
- provide sanctuary ,
- repel danger ,
- retain ,
- ward off ,
- watch over ,
- watched over ,
- watching over .
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How to use "Entrench" in context?
Remember when playing war games as a child that you were tasked with entrenching your troops behind cover? Now imagine actually being entrenching, sitting in a trench that's barely tall enough to stand up in, and seeing artillery shells exploding all around you. This is what life is like for soldiers in the trenches of World War I.
Trenches were excavated in France and Belgium in order to give troops some protection from enemy fire. The process of entrenching began with a trench line being dug measuring two meters wide and 30 meters long.
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Independent
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Verb, base form
affirm, assert, bolster, build, buttress, cement, confirm, consolidate, dedicate, deepen, embed, enhance, enhanced, enshrine, establish, fortify, ground, institutionalize, integrate, intensify, lay, reinvigorate, secure, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, strengthened, tighten, underpin, uphold, Establishing, Re-enforce.
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Other Related
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Verb, base form
anchor, devote, incorporate, reinforce, root, Incorporating, reinforcing.
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