Synonyms of lodges

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noun

plural of lodge

1

as in hotels

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

• hotels
• hostels
• taverns
• motels
• inns
• campgrounds
• hostelries
• hospices
• caravansaries
• lodgings
• auberges
• public houses
• accommodations
• guesthouses
• resorts
• spas
• dormitories
• camps
• bed-and-breakfasts
• bunkhouses
• rests
• apartment hotels
• tourist courts
• boardinghouses
• youth hostels
• motor courts
• dorms
• motor inns
• courts
• lodging houses
• flophouses
• rooming houses
• motor lodges
• B and Bs
• fleabags
• doss-houses

2

as in cottages

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use

every summer we rent a small fishing lodge by the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cottages
• cabins
• chalets
• camps
• bungalows
• huts
• baches
• shacks
• summerhouses
• dachas
• cots
• shanties

3

as in clubhouses

the meeting place of an organization

the Masons meet at the lodge every Thursday evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clubhouses
• clubs
• camps
• houses
• headquarters
• hideouts
• dens
• haunts
• lairs
• hideaways
• hangouts
• halls
• conventicles
• meetinghouses

4

as in houses

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

• houses
• nests
• lairs
• burrows
• dens
• holes
• territories

lodges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of lodge

1

as in camps

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

• houses
• camps
• rooms
• shelters
• accommodates
• chambers
• boards
• quarters
• roofs
• homes
• harbors
• bunks
• domiciles
• bivouacs
• bestows
• billets
• encamps
• takes in
• stables
• barracks
• sheds
• tents
• beds (down)
• ensconces
• puts up
• secures
• roosts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejects
• evicts

2

as in parks

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

• parks
• nestles
• perches
• positions
• plants
• settles
• installs
• camps
• stations
• houses
• ensconces
• roosts
• locates
• camps (out)
• anchors
• deploys
• situates
• burrows
• sets
• emplaces
• bivouacs
• curls up
• fixes
• harbors
• digs in

3

as in roots

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

• roots
• embeds
• beds
• places
• implants
• entrenches
• impacts
• puts
• enroots
• fixes
• ingrains
• sticks
• establishes
• drives (into)
• beats (into)
• imbues
• infuses
• instills
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roots (out)
• eliminates
• dislodges
• ejects
• expels
• uproots
• eradicates
• removes
• disconnects
• disengages
• detaches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lodges

Noun

The backstory Explora has three decades of experience in South America and has set the benchmark for adventure lodges and guiding in the region. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Homeowners have access to game drives and guided bush walks, along with the spa and dining at Thanda’s lodges. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

Notable lodges with helipads include Rwanda’s One&Only Gorilla’s Nest and Tanzania’s Mwiba Lodge in the heart of the Serengeti. — Liz Wheeler, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

Since September 2025, the 195 lodges in Iowa have been participating in the drive and smashing records set by the group. — Isabelle Foland, Des Moines Register, 17 Sep. 2026

Amado said Asilia, which runs about 20 lodges across East Africa, now operates its electric fleet. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Hotels and lodges on the South Rim were closed beginning at noon on August 31 because of extreme water restrictions. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Officials barred tourists from staying at lodges and hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park and issued emergency water restrictions for year-round residents. — Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

But nature is more resilient than lodges Now its completion date — and the future of the Grand Canyon's water system and of services along the North Kaibab Trail through Bright Angel Canyon — is anyone's guess. — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

Everyone from the guides to the dining staff have come to know the area well over the years of preparation to open—and deeply love the animals and scenery that lodges like this one aim to protect. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Their work lodges itself into the psyche like a sliver of wood thrust beneath a fingernail. — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Great music is memorable, but cinematic music lodges deep in our brain, the sounds and images tracking forever in unison. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

And the third line of defense is the military bases that lodges Division 96. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

While Xugana was one of the first Delta lodges to open in 1974 as part of the Desert & Delta portfolio, in 2025, the property unveiled a complete rebuild. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

In addition, through diplomatic channels in both Beijing and Tokyo, Japan lodges strong representations and protests, stating that maritime and scientific surveys conducted in our EEZ without Japan's consent are unacceptable and must be immediately stopped. — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

Their moves come against the backdrop of a competitive primary fight for the Senate in 2026, as Paxton lodges a conservative challenge against the incumbent. — Julia Mueller, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025