Synonyms of dikes

dikes 1 of 2

noun

plural of dike

1

as in levees

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• levees
• dams
• embankments
• ramparts
• canals
• barriers
• ditches
• barricades
• locks
• heads
• weirs
• breakwaters
• seawalls
• jetties
• channels
• gutters
• blocks
• earthworks
• troughs
• breastworks
• bulwarks
• sluices
• barrages
• floodgates
• stanks
• milldams

2

as in ditches

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

water flowed along the dike to the small pond

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ditches
• trenches
• gutters
• ravines
• furrows
• moats
• troughs
• fosses
• culverts
• gullies
• sheughs
• drains
• acequias
• drills
• stanks
• draws
• sunk fences
• kennels
• ha-has

dikes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dike

as in fences

Related Words

• fences
• gates
• hedges
• curtains (off)
• locks
• walls (off)
• barricades
• guards
• screens (off)
• blocks (off)
• bars
• blockades
• closes (off)
• bolts
• obstructs

Dissimilar Words

• opens
• unbars
• reopens
• unblocks
• unbolts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dikes

Noun

Historical records indicate that dikes were deliberately breached during a military conflict, allowing the swollen Yellow River to inundate the city. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Like many inland dikes, the barrier in agricultural fields near the small town of Waddinxveen, east of The Hague, is made of peat that needs to be damp to be strong enough to hold back water. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

City officials warned residents in the vicinity of the dikes to prepare to evacuate. — Kansas City Public Library Staff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2026

The core examples are nuclear power plants, dams, dikes. — Connor Greene, Time, 8 Apr. 2026

Officials had worried that a system of dikes along the Skagit River would fail, and potentially inundate parts of Mount Vernon, a riverside town of about 35,000. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025

Chinese mitten crabs burrow into levees, dikes, and stream banks, increasing erosion and threatening flood-control systems. — Staff Author Updated, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025

While the new dikes are funded by the federal government, the extensive reforestation efforts are privately covered by a non-governmental organization. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025