Synonyms for fence
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Wall
wall, palisade, enclose, surround UK, circumscribe
Other
hedge, jump, equivocate, parry, evade, shuffle, prevaricate, shift, pawn
Noun
1. Stockade
stockade, guard, barrier, shield, security, memory barrier, rampart, defense US, defence UK, protection
Definitions
- v. 1
To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
- v. 2
To defend or guard.
- v. 3
To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
- n. 1
A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
Related words
Example sentences
- wall She walked on her hands along the top of the wall.
- palisade They lived near the ocean, at the top of a steep palisade.
- debate The matter of his successor is still under debate.
- argue Mennad and Baya started to argue a whole lot more.
- jump Many would jump at the chance to live in New York.
- hedge What's the difference between a wall and a hedge?
By length
- 4 letters
- wall1, jump1, pale1, pawn1
- 5 letters
- guard1, shift1, argue2, hedge1, parry2, evade2, stave1
- 6 letters
- debate2, defend2, shield1, placer2, fencer, paling
- 7 letters
- protect2, defense2, defence2, barrier3, contend2, shuffle2, fortify3, enclose2, rampart2
- 8 letters
- security4, receiver3, surround2, hoarding2, stockade2, palisade3
- 9 letters
- enclosure3
- 10 letters
- protection3, equivocate4
- 11 letters
- prevaricate4
- 12 letters
- circumscribe3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (argue2 = 2 syllables).