Synonyms for fortress
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.
Forms
- Plural
- fortresses → forts, citadels, castles, strongholds…
Example sentences
- fort There's an old fort from Roman times in the woods.
- castle Tom escaped from the castle, disguised as a woman.
- stronghold The last stronghold of humanity has finally fallen.
- citadel What is out of the lips, is out of the citadel.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fortress | rising | |
| fort | steady | |
| castle | rising | |
| stronghold | rising | |
| citadel | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hold1, fort1, rook1
- 5 letters
- tower2
- 6 letters
- castle2
- 7 letters
- defense2, defence2, citadel3, bastion2, bulwark2
- 8 letters
- fastness2
- 10 letters
- stronghold2
- 13 letters
- fortification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tower2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- forteresse
- Italiano
- fortezza
- Deutsch
- Festung
- Català
- fortalesa