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outpost

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of outpost

1 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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of outpost

camp, diaspora, exclave, habitation, post, settlement

bourg, hamlet, townlet, vill, village, whistle-stop

cow town, Podunk

colony, dependency, mandate, possession, protectorate, territory

2 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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of outpost

barracks, camp, cantonment, installation, laager [South African], leaguer, post

bastion, citadel, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, hold, redoubt, stronghold

blockhouse, garrison house

bridgehead, foothold

staging area, staging ground

beachhead, center, emplacement, footing, front, headquarters, station

battlefront, field

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