Synonyms of citadels

citadels

noun

plural of citadel

as in fortresses

a structure or place from which one can resist attack

a massive stone citadel continues to command the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of citadels

Though the song is heavily acoustic, its distorted guitar solos hail squarely from the realm of harder rock, and the artificial choirs that seep in toward the end seem to call out to the symphonic citadels of the Norwegian black metallers. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 19 July 2026

One of the oldest citadels in the Middle East, Jerash has seen an unbroken chain of human occupation since the Bronze Age. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026

The story is a bit murkier than Manichaean talk of stormers and citadels. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025

Intelsat’s leadership rapidly green-lighted the campaign to set up internet citadels. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Archaeologists have identified citadels and temple sites all along Vietnam's coast and throughout the mountains of Laos and Cambodia. — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023