Synonyms of outposts

outposts

noun

plural of outpost

1

as in villages

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

• villages
• settlements
• hamlets
• camps
• habitations
• territories
• diasporas
• exclaves
• plantations
• posts
• colonies
• possessions
• vills
• protectorates
• bourgs
• mandates
• dependencies
• whistle-stops
• townlets
• cow towns
• Podunks

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
• citadels
• camps
• garrisons
• forts
• bases
• fortresses
• bunkers
• stations
• fortifications
• bastions
• installations
• headquarters
• strongholds
• posts
• cantonments
• redoubts
• centers
• blockhouses
• leaguers
• fronts
• airbases
• dugouts
• bridgeheads
• laagers
• footholds
• beachheads
• emplacements
• battlefronts
• garrison houses
• staging areas
• holds
• fields
• footings
• staging grounds
• toeholds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outposts

In China, Sessùn is planning three new openings in 2026, following outposts in Shanghai and Shenzhen. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

El Segundo offices often started as outposts, but many have become bigger than downtown counterparts as workers have fled downtown, said Jason Fine, a real estate broker at JLL. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Collect yours while supplies last at Casa Magazines and Iconic Magazines outposts, select Barnes & Noble bookstores, and some of our favorite fashion insider-y stops along the way. — Vogue Shopping, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026

The British government’s move follows a surge in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, and the rapid expansion of dozens of wildcat outposts across the territory over the past year. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered unauthorized West Bank settler outposts to be dismantled as his government faces growing scrutiny from the United States to rein in violence against Palestinians. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026

Since 2023, more than 200 new settlements and outposts have been built or are under construction. — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

This will mark the brand’s third location, along with its Newport Beach and Laguna Hills outposts. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2026

Despite a paywall, a graphic on the piece shows data centers in these outposts beaming valuable data to the Middle Kingdom, which, to the American government, is unacceptable. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026