Synonyms of sheltered

sheltered 1 of 2

adjective

as in secluded

screened or sequestered from view

moored the sailboat in a sheltered cove

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secluded
• hidden
• isolated
• quiet
• cloistered
• retired
• covert
• remote
• lonely
• private
• lone
• secret
• solitary
• reclusive
• lonesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obvious
• visible
• exposed

sheltered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shelter

1

as in protected

to be or provide a shelter for

the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protected
• housed
• harbored
• secured
• defended
• shielded
• refuged
• safeguarded
• warded
• shaded
• domiciled
• covered
• screened
• placed
• quartered
• shadowed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed

2

as in housed

to provide with living quarters or shelter

sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built

Synonyms & Similar Words

• housed
• accommodated
• lodged
• roofed
• camped
• boarded
• domiciled
• billeted
• harbored
• encamped
• roomed
• quartered
• bivouacked
• bestowed
• bunked
• chambered
• secured
• ensconced
• took in
• tented
• stabled
• homed
• put up
• roosted
• shedded
• bedded (down)
• barracked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ejected
• evicted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sheltered

Adjective

The western monarch butterfly is also on the move, heading toward sheltered areas along the California coast. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

The sheltered conditions of the oyamel forest are critical to the butterflies’ survival. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Unbounder For those who want more sheltered space for meals and pre-bedtime, Unbounder offers securable tent walls for the 270-degree awning over top the kitchen and bedroom pod. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Koh Tao’s sheltered bays offer incredible underwater encounters just steps from the beach, with colorful reefs, giant clams, and marine life for snorkelers of all abilities. — Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2026

But Flanagan’s Carrie is also extremely sheltered and unprepared for the harsh realities of high school in the 21st century, in addition to grieving for her father. — ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

The expansive flybridge is the signature feature of the new model, functioning as a fully fledged living space with two helm stations, a sheltered bar, and a spacious lounge. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

That raises the possibility of patchy frost, particularly in sheltered valleys and locations where winds relax overnight. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took to the social platform X on Sunday to urge people in Jalisco, Colima, Nayarit and Michoacan to stay sheltered until the government issues a notification that the danger has passed. — Fernando Llano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Verb

Under punishing heat, evacuees sheltered in gymnasiums and community centers that often lacked air conditioning. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Amplified by Ted Lasso‘s pandemic release, Mohammed felt sheltered from much of the onslaught of attention. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

You getting socked in your face, you getting dealt with, you getting sheltered. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026

The official cited the return of a senior Machado adviser who had previously spent an extended period sheltered in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas as an example of the political opening Washington wants to expand. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Plage des Dames is a particularly beautiful beach, its historic white wooden beach huts sheltered by oaks. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Many migrants who remained in Ceuta have sheltered in Muslim neighborhoods, sleeping on streets, in doorways and in makeshift tent camps and centers run by NGOs and locals. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Thousands sheltered on Monday in evacuation centres in the Thai capital, parts of it still flooded after havoc brought by intense weekend rain, while swelling reservoirs in an eastern province triggered orders for more to leave their homes. — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026

The new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods will hammer many small- and medium-sized businesses, including family firms, that up to this point have been largely sheltered from the trade war. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026