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

2 of 2

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

Where to stay Tucked into the charming center of Mountain Brook, a suburb a few minutes' drive from downtown, Hotel Wildemont, Autograph Collection, has the feel of a warm, woodsy lodge. — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

She was shot twice; one bullet grazed the top of her head, and another lodged in her back. — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The Cook County medical examiner’s report found that Villegas González was shot in the left side of his neck by a bullet that traveled downward and lodged in his lower-right chest. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026