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Synonyms for donjon

Most common

tower castle fort

All synonyms

Noun

1. Tower — the fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep

keep, tower, castle, fort, stronghold, dungeon dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The fortified tower and main residence of a motte or early castle; a keep.

Forms

Plural
donjons → keeps, towers, castles, forts…

Example sentences

  • tower That tower you see over there is the Eiffel Tower.
  • castle Tom escaped from the castle, disguised as a woman.
  • fort There's an old fort from Roman times in the woods.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
donjonrising
towersteady
castlerising
fortsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
keep1, fort1
5 letters
tower2
6 letters
castle2
7 letters
dungeon2
10 letters
stronghold2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tower2 = 2 syllables).