Synonyms for shelter
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Harbor — to provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect
harbor US, harbour UK, defend, hide, protect, cover, shield, lodge, ward, guard, defense US, defence UK, shadow, shroud, screen, cherish, shade dated
Noun
1. Refuge — somewhere one can find protection. A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary…
refuge, sanctuary, protection, asylum, house, home, safety, security, dwelling, ark, covert, haven
Other
kennel, lee, tax shelter, box
Definitions
- v. 1
To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
- n. 1
Somewhere one can find protection. A refuge, sanctuary, or (by metonymy) institution that provides temporary housing or a place to sleep for those in need or in danger.
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To shelter is to cover so as to protect from injury or annoyance; as, the roof shelters from the storm; woods shelter from the heat.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hide It became so that I had to hide from the landlord.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shelter | steady | |
| hide | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- box1, lee1, ark1
- 4 letters
- home1, hide1, ward1
- 5 letters
- house1, cover2, guard1, shade1, lodge1, haven2
- 6 letters
- safety2, screen1, defend2, shadow2, shield1, harbor2, asylum3, refuge2, covert2, shroud1, kennel2
- 7 letters
- protect2, defense2, defence2, harbour2, cherish2
- 8 letters
- security4, dwelling2, subumber
- 9 letters
- sanctuary4
- 10 letters
- protection3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- abriter
- Italiano
- proteggere
- Español
- proteger
- Deutsch
- schützen
- Català
- abrigar