Synonyms of lodge

lodge 1 of 2

noun

1

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests

when we go on our country vacation, we always stay at this little lodge in the middle of nowhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hotel
• hostel
• tavern
• motel
• inn
• campground
• hostelry
• hospice
• caravansary
• public house
• lodgings
• guesthouse
• auberge
• resort
• accommodations
• spa
• bed-and-breakfast
• camp
• dormitory
• rest
• apartment hotel
• bunkhouse
• youth hostel
• dorm
• tourist court
• motor court
• motor inn
• B and B
• boardinghouse
• court
• lodging house
• rooming house
• motor lodge
• flophouse
• fleabag
• doss-house

2

as in cottage

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use

every summer we rent a small fishing lodge by the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cottage
• cabin
• camp
• chalet
• bungalow
• hut
• bach
• shack
• summerhouse
• shanty
• dacha
• cot

3

as in clubhouse

the meeting place of an organization

the Masons meet at the lodge every Thursday evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clubhouse
• club
• camp
• house
• hideout
• headquarters
• den
• haunt
• lair
• hideaway
• hangout
• hall
• meetinghouse
• conventicle

4

as in house

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal

the family of beavers built a lodge near the narrow point of the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• nest
• lair
• burrow
• den
• hole
• territory

lodge

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verb

ˈläj 

1

as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter

the landlord can legally lodge up to 20 people in his apartment building at one time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• house
• camp
• accommodate
• room
• shelter
• chamber
• roof
• bunk
• board
• quarter
• home
• domicile
• harbor
• tent
• billet
• encamp
• bivouac
• bestow
• take in
• stable
• put up
• shed
• secure
• roost
• bed (down)
• ensconce
• barrack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eject
• evict

2

as in to park

to establish or place comfortably or snugly

our pet guinea pig lodged himself in the far corner of his cage and simply refused to come out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• park
• perch
• nestle
• position
• settle
• install
• plant
• house
• camp
• station
• roost
• locate
• ensconce
• situate
• deploy
• anchor
• set
• camp (out)
• burrow
• curl up
• fix
• bivouac
• emplace
• harbor
• dig in

3

as in to root

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

the gunman had managed to lodge a bullet in my back, just inches from my spine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• root
• embed
• bed
• place
• implant
• entrench
• put
• impact
• enroot
• fix
• establish
• stick
• ingrain
• imbue
• beat (into)
• infuse
• drive (into)
• instill
• settle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dislodge
• eliminate
• eradicate
• root (out)
• expel
• uproot
• eject
• remove
• disconnect
• detach
• disengage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lodge

Noun

Across the cove, less than a hundred yards away, another beaver swam to its lodge, also with a mouthful of sticks. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

Gateways are like the Main Street of the parks, which depend on them to lodge, feed and guide visitors. — Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

At least two or three projectiles appear to have passed straight through the fin, while others may still be lodged inside, according to the group. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

One day, while washing a wooden cutting board, a splinter lodged in my left index finger. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026