DIKE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈdīk

Definition of dike

as in dam

a bank of earth constructed to control water an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea

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as in ditch

a long narrow channel dug in the earth water flowed along the dike to the small pond

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verb

as in to fence

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Recent Examples of dike

Noun

More than 1 billion gallons of ash spilled into waterways and neighboring properties after a dike ruptured. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 This is absolutely elite stuff all around, a whirlwind of the Knicks finding the net opening and making the right play, and the Spurs scrambling like mad to plug each new hole in the dike before finally Wembanyama seals it with a block at the rim. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Verb

The decision was largely informed by alarmingly low salmon runs as a result of heavily dammed, diked and channeled streams struggling to maintain healthy flows in the face of droughts and warming summers. — oregonlive, 17 June 2023 In addition to the hundreds of thousands of acres of marshland that were drained or diked off, the researchers discovered former wetlands that now are forested that were unknown to anybody. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 17 Aug. 2019 See All Example Sentences for dike

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dike

Noun

The governor’s office said the state was securing its harbors, deploying emergency personnel to strategic locations and monitoring dams for any possible breaches or overflows.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
The software models power production by pairing turbine performance curves with hydraulic head, which measures the potential energy created by water elevation behind a dam.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dam

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Pantheon plans to reverse the damage by blocking off ditches to control the water table and significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Officers with the Cold Spring Police Department found a motorcycle in the southbound ditch along with a man who police say was not wearing a helmet.

— Riley Moser, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of ditch

Verb

There's a Delfy Kids Club and, in the holiday season, complimentary activities including windsurfing, kayaking, tennis, and sports clinics during high summer that offer instruction from the master for a range of distractions from chess to fencing.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The walls are cedar, the roofline is gabled, and boxwood hedges fence off terraces, putting it on a shortlist of quaint homes planted atop conventional New York buildings.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of fence

Noun

However, those levees are aging, and funding to maintain and improve them is becoming scarcer.

— Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
After Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, the failure of New Orleans’ federal levee system inundated about 80% of the city in floodwaters.

— JACK BROOK, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of levee

Noun

Firefighters hacked through wood, slate and concrete trench lines, a process the Reserve Organization of America says likely generated silica-containing dust.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The front office also re-signed key interior trench pieces, keeping offensive guard Sam Cosmi locked up alongside defensive tackle Daron Payne, while adding offensive line depth with veteran additions to protect Daniels.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of trench

Verb

Gravel Leading to a Gate Tall hedges, a trellis gate, and overflowing bushes create an atmosphere straight out of The Secret Garden novel.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
Kumi's answer to that problem is to stay small on purpose and to gate on behavior rather than title.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gate

Noun

How levees work Levees are earthen embankments positioned parallel to a river that effectively raise the height of the banks of the river to prevent overflow when the river swells.

— Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
Ewa Mroczkowska’s production design also turns dewy embankments, decadent interiors, and sunrises over cemeteries into visions of storybook-like decay.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

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