Synonyms of havens

havens

noun

plural of haven

1

as in ports

a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships

this picturesque cove is one of the most popular havens on all of the cape for weekend yachtsmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ports
• anchorages
• harbors
• coves
• roads
• docks
• bays
• marinas
• lagoons
• harborages
• estuaries
• basins
• inlets
• moorings
• fjords
• lochs
• channels
• canals
• creeks
• straits
• seaports
• sounds
• embayments
• bights
• roadsteads
• moorages
• arms
• firths
• loughs
• home ports
• gulfs
• narrows
• containerports

2

as in refuges

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger

the cross-country skiers hoped desperately to find a cave, as a haven from the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuges
• shelters
• sanctuaries
• retreats
• residences
• asylums
• oases
• harbors
• bolt-holes
• sanctums
• lodgings
• hideouts
• abodes
• harborages
• ports
• anchorages
• dwellings
• hideaways
• fortresses
• strongholds
• domiciles
• dens
• quarters
• lairs
• moorings
• screens
• places
• forts
• houses
• habitations
• redoubts
• cloisters
• housings
• roofs
• castles
• closets
• hermitages
• windbreaks
• diggings
• palisades
• pads
• rests
• coverts
• lees
• sheds
• lodgments
• covers
• lean-tos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of havens

The rise of dopamine decor has shifted our perspective from designing our homes for others' enjoyment to reimagining our dwellings as havens that spark our own happiness. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2026

Nothing is as attractive to a skunk as a cozy woodpile or rock pile to den in, says Fyffe, so keeping your yard free from those skunk havens is key. — Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 20 June 2026

From a Bavarian village to whale-watching havens, these are nine of the most beautiful towns in the Pacific Northwest. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

Forbes Travel Guide’s Best Hotel Bars For 2026 Hotel bars are havens for travelers—locals, too—and to honor the watering holes on the top shelf, Forbes Travel Guide recently released its 2026 Hotel Star Bars, which spans 18 countries, from Singapore to Scotland. — Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

In the late 1800s, 10 houses of refuge were built along Florida’s Atlantic Coast as havens for shipwrecked sailors and travelers. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

An end to the war would ease concerns throughout a region that saw Gulf havens and travel hubs like the United Arab Emirates struck by Iranian missiles and drones. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Independent bookstores are magical havens for the next generation of readers—fostering a community that goes beyond the pages. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026

Iran, alongside Russia and China, has mastered sanctions evasion, using shadow fleets, alternative payment systems, and loosely regulated financial havens to move capital beyond Western oversight. — Gaurav Srivastava, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026