Synonyms of strongholds

strongholds

noun

plural of stronghold

as in fortresses

a structure or place from which one can resist attack

the island was the pirates' last stronghold in the West Indies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fortresses
• bastions
• fortifications
• citadels
• castles
• forts
• ramparts
• parapets
• redoubts
• bunkers
• battlements
• earthworks
• holds
• breastworks
• bulwarks
• blockhouses
• dugouts
• embattlements
• garrison houses
• casbahs
• alcazars

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strongholds

In the Almería suburb of La Cañada, one of Vox’s strongholds, those talking points are producing results. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

The three are all historically Democratic strongholds that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

The three finalists are liberal strongholds surrounded by the type of suburban areas that have become increasingly important to the party in recent elections. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

While those positions play solidly in Democratic strongholds like New York, the triumph of a democratic socialist in conservative Florida has caught the country’s attention. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

The ad airs as Hinojosa, a state lawmaker, has aggressively looked to exploit an undercurrent of discontent in rural, Republican strongholds over data centers’ perceived threat to rural life, ranchland and dwindling water supplies. — Marc Levy, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

To a lesser extent, Republicans have traditionally also had districts that were unopposed in their strongholds with longtime incumbents. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026

In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed dominated college towns and university counties, while Haley Stevens won more than 60% in Detroit and carried traditional Democratic strongholds. — Andrew Cuomo, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Ultimately, Farage decided that his party would only run candidates in areas that had traditionally been strongholds for Labour, in hopes of peeling off voters who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Conservatives. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026