EN

Synonyms for sheltered

Most common

covered secure protected shady snug

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Protected, as from wind or weather.

    The boat was much safer, during the storm, in the sheltered cove.

Example sentences

  • covered The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
  • secure The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
  • protected The giraffe protected her calf with great courage.
  • shady You try to find something shady in whatever I say.
  • snug I tucked her into bed, as snug as a bug in a rug.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shelteredsteady
coveredsteady
securesteady
protectedsteady
shadyrising
snugrising

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

By length

4 letters
snug1
5 letters
shady2
6 letters
secure2
7 letters
covered2
9 letters
protected3
12 letters
invulnerable5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shady2 = 2 syllables).