Synonyms of bastions

bastions

noun

plural of bastion

as in strongholds

a structure or place from which one can resist attack

the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• strongholds
• fortresses
• fortifications
• citadels
• castles
• forts
• ramparts
• parapets
• redoubts
• bunkers
• battlements
• bulwarks
• holds
• breastworks
• earthworks
• blockhouses
• embattlements
• dugouts
• garrison houses
• casbahs
• alcazars

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bastions

Some of the largest arrays are planned for places that have historically been bastions of anti-solar sentiment. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The property’s infinity pool is one of its defining features, offering sweeping views across the surrounding bastions and historic landscape. — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Magyar, whose party ousted Orban’s nationalist Fidesz party after 16 years in power in an April election, has started to overhaul Orban’s key bastions of power, including the state media. — CNN Money, 7 July 2026

America’s wild places seem among our last bastions of democracy and inclusion. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

These organizations claim to be bastions of journalism, Defenders of Democracy, and heroes in the fight for truth in government. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Bored Lord and AceMo, longtime bastions of their respective coastal scenes, offer up two rumbling club heaters. — Benny Sun, Pitchfork, 17 June 2026

But this weekend was a compelling pitch not just for yacht culture, but for Loro Piana as one of the last bastions of luxury apparel. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 17 June 2026

These residential areas that, in the United States, grew significantly after World War II have been heralded as the embodiment of the American Dream as well as criticized as soulless bastions of homogeneity. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026