Synonyms for rampart
Most common
wall fort fortification bulwark embankment outwork battlement vallum
Definitions
- n. 1
A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
Forms
- Plural
- ramparts → walls, bulwarks, fortifications, defenses…
Choose the right word
Bulwark is a general word for any defensive wall or rampart; its only technical use at present is in nautical language, where it signifies the raised side of a ship above the upper deck, topped by the rail.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- wall She walked on her hands along the top of the wall.
- fort There's an old fort from Roman times in the woods.
- bulwark Islam is a bulwark against gender ideology.
- embankment Blossoms have come out on the embankment.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rampart | steady | |
| wall | steady | |
| fort | steady | |
| fortification | steady | |
| bulwark | steady | |
| embankment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wall1, fort1, mole1
- 5 letters
- guard1, fence1, mound1
- 6 letters
- vallum
- 7 letters
- defense2, defence2, barrier3, bulwark2, outwork
- 8 letters
- security4
- 10 letters
- embankment3, battlement3
- 13 letters
- fortification5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (defense2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rempart
- Italiano
- mura
- Español
- baluarte
- Deutsch
- Stadtmauer
- Català
- baluard