Synonyms for citadel
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Noun
1. Fortress
fortress, fort, stronghold, bastion, castle, bulwark, tower, fastness, fortification
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Definitions
- n. 1
A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
Forms
- Plural
- citadels → fortresses, forts, strongholds, bastions…
Example sentences
- fort There's an old fort from Roman times in the woods.
- fortress The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
- stronghold The last stronghold of humanity has finally fallen.
- acropolis The Parthenon is located inside the Acropolis of Athens.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| citadel | steady | |
| fort | steady | |
| fortress | rising | |
| stronghold | rising | |
| bastion | steady | |
| acropolis | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fort1
- 5 letters
- tower2
- 6 letters
- castle2
- 7 letters
- bastion2, bulwark2
- 8 letters
- fortress2, fastness2
- 9 letters
- acropolis4
- 10 letters
- stronghold2
- 13 letters
- fortification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tower2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- citadelle
- Italiano
- cittadella
- Deutsch
- Zitadelle