Synonyms of outpost

outpost

noun

1

as in village

a small place where people live that is far away from other towns or cities

They lived in a remote outpost high in the mountains.

Related Words

• village
• settlement
• hamlet
• camp
• habitation
• diaspora
• territory
• post
• exclave
• colony
• plantation
• townlet
• protectorate
• mandate
• bourg
• whistle-stop
• cow town
• vill
• dependency
• Podunk
• possession

2

as in barracks

a military facility that is in another country or that is far from a country's center of activity

It took about a month for mail to reach the soldiers at the outpost.

Related Words

• barracks
• citadel
• camp
• base
• garrison
• fort
• fortress
• bunker
• stronghold
• headquarters
• station
• bastion
• installation
• fortification
• redoubt
• post
• cantonment
• center
• blockhouse
• laager
• front
• leaguer
• bridgehead
• airbase
• foothold
• dugout
• beachhead
• fastness
• garrison house
• emplacement
• hold
• staging area
• field
• footing
• battlefront
• staging ground
• toehold

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outpost

The ability to reshape the lunar surface before astronauts arrive could determine how quickly permanent outposts become reality. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

Drink Kong, the hotel’s vibey bar, is the second outpost of a local favorite. — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Settlers normally establish outposts in the hope that one day Israel’s government will legalize them. — Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Vanity Fair spends an afternoon on Capitol Hill with the duo behind the site’s new outpost. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026