Synonyms for harbor
- noun
- American English
Definitions
- n. 1
Any place of shelter.
The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.
Related words
- Phrases
- harbor seal safe harbor
- Other spellings
- harbour UK
Forms
- Plural
- harbors → ports, seaports, sanctuaries, refuges…
Choose the right word
Harbor is generally used in an unfavorable sense; confederates or sympathizers harbor a criminal; a person harbors evil thoughts or designs.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- port Owing to the storm, the ship could not leave port.
- sanctuary The sanctuary is before; and the thief, behind.
- refuge Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
- seaport When will be the El Hamdania seaport operational?
- dock Tom sat on the dock, looking at children swimming.
- anchorage I'm going to Europe by way of Anchorage next week.
By length
- 4 letters
- port1, dock1
- 5 letters
- haven2
- 6 letters
- asylum3, refuge2, covert2
- 7 letters
- seaport2
- 9 letters
- sanctuary4, anchorage3
- 11 letters
- destination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (haven2 = 2 syllables).