Synonyms of nests

nests

noun

plural of nest

1

as in centers

a place or environment that favors the development of something

suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• centers
• nurseries
• hotbeds
• bases
• seedbeds
• seminaries
• breeding grounds
• nidi
• hothouses
• niduses
• foci
• capitals
• hubs
• meccas
• nuclei
• focuses
• crucibles
• seats
• hearts
• cores
• nucleuses
• headquarters
• eyes
• cynosures

2

as in hideouts

a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others

headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hideouts
• lairs
• dens
• hideaways
• hidey-holes
• hermitages
• concealments
• coverts
• shelters
• hidy-holes
• refuges
• nooks
• haunts
• blinds
• retreats
• recesses
• havens
• harborages
• redoubts
• harbors
• hangouts
• covers