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Synonyms for oasis

Most common

refuge island

All synonyms

Noun

1. Refuge — A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert

refuge, island

Other

haven

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.

Forms

Plural
oases → refuges, islands, havens…

Example sentences

  • island A fishing light wavers under the lee of an island.
  • refuge Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.
  • haven You haven’t seen the boy’s little table, have you?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
oasisrising
islandsteady
refugesteady
havenrising

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

By length

5 letters
haven2
6 letters
island2, refuge2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (haven2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
oasis
Italiano
oasi
Español
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