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

These outposts were intended to be manned by British seamen armed with antiaircraft weaponry. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026

This effort will likely start with small outposts on the moon, which will serve as stepping stones for similar activities on the Red Planet. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 3 July 2026

Stops include major cities like Adelaide, remote outposts like Cook, and unique experiences from wine tastings to outback dining under the stars. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

Some of the new settlements approved recently are retroactive legalizations of tiny outposts, while others are neighborhoods of existing settlements. — Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

The parallel Katsuya brand was born, bringing sleek, high-end outposts to Brentwood, Hollywood, downtown and Century City. — Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

The collaboration brings glow-inducing facials inspired by goop Beauty’s latest skincare launch, antioxidant-rich smoothies and beauty products tucked into the minibar of the eco-forward hotel brand with outposts in Miami and Toronto. — Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Scammers from at least 13 of these outposts used Starlink IP addresses to get online between early March and the end of May, an AP analysis of device and satellite data from International Justice Mission shows. — ABC News, 30 June 2026

The event is welcoming a slew of new participants this year, including New York’s Anton Kern Gallery; Richard Saltoun Gallery, based in London, Rome, and New York; and Nara Roesler, which has outposts in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and New York. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 June 2026