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shelter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shelter

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger

  • the sudden fierce storm forced us to run to the nearest shelter
Synonyms of shelter

asylum, bolt-hole [chiefly British], harbor, harborage, haven, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum
Words Related to shelter

oasis

anchorage, mooring, port

cover, screen

abode, diggings, domicile, dwelling, habitation, house, housing, lodging, lodgment (or lodgement), pad, place, quarters, residence, rest, roof

cloister, closet, covert, den, hermitage, hideaway, hideout, lair

castle, fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, redoubt, stronghold

lean-to, lee, shed, windbreak

shelter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shelter

1 to be or provide a shelter for

  • the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats
Synonyms of shelter

harbor, refuge
Words Related to shelter

cover, defend, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward

domicile, house, place, quarter

shade, shadow
Near Antonyms of shelter

expose

2 to provide with living quarters or shelter

  • sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built
Synonyms of shelter

accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, take in
Words Related to shelter

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of shelter

eject, evict

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