Synonyms for bastion
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
Related words
- Word family
- bastioned bastille
- Phrases
- bastion forest
Forms
- Plural
- bastions → bulwarks, citadels, strongholds, fortresses…
Example sentences
- fortress The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
- stronghold The last stronghold of humanity has finally fallen.
- citadel What is out of the lips, is out of the citadel.
- bulwark Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bastion | steady | |
| fortress | rising | |
| stronghold | rising | |
| citadel | steady | |
| bulwark | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fort1
- 7 letters
- citadel3, bulwark2
- 8 letters
- fortress2
- 10 letters
- stronghold2
- 13 letters
- fortification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (citadel3 = 3 syllables).