Synonyms of wall

wall 1 of 2

noun

ˈwȯl 

1

as in fence

a physical object that blocks the way

an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fence
• barrier
• barricade
• obstacle
• hedge
• block
• chain
• bumper
• hurdle
• obstruction
• rampart
• interference
• impediment
• curb
• let
• roadblock
• pale
• paling
• bar
• inhibition
• deterrent
• hindrance
• dam
• stumbling block
• handicap
• stop
• clog
• fender
• trammel
• cushion
• encumbrance
• embarrassment
• buffer
• restraint
• crimp
• snag
• constraint
• bulwark
• pad
• shackle(s)
• drag
• manacle
• hobble
• fetter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• door
• entrance
• entry
• doorway
• gate
• portal
• entryway
• entranceway
• gap
• pass
• break

2

as in defense

means or method of defending

investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defense
• ammunition
• shield
• protection
• safeguard
• screen
• weapon
• security
• armor
• ward
• guard
• cover
• buckler
• arm
• fortress
• aegis
• armament
• fort
• munitions
• weaponry
• stronghold
• palisade
• fastness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attack
• assault
• offense
• aggression
• offensive

wall

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verb

1

as in to fence (in)

Related Words

• fence (in)
• surround
• circle
• hem (in)
• ring
• enclose
• circumscribe
• close in
• encircle
• compass
• cordon (off)
• encompass
• gird
• embrace
• wreathe
• girdle
• swarm
• environ
• beset
• entrench
• besiege
• invest

2

as in to picket

Related Words

• picket
• palisade
• war
• buffer
• preserve
• fence
• conserve
• save
• resist
• withstand
• prevent
• oppose
• fight
• contend
• protect
• shield
• guard
• screen
• battle
• ward
• defend
• avert
• safeguard
• fend
• bulwark
• secure
• cover
• keep
• forfend

Dissimilar Words

• attack
• assault
• cave
• assail
• submit
• overrun
• beset
• storm
• yield
• bombard
• besiege
• capitulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wall

Noun

In April 2021, a tear in the liner of the site’s largest holding pond threatened to breach and flood surrounding homes with a wall of polluted water up to 20 feet high. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Larger walls, larger oven racks, and more air require a little more time. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

The most successful native of the attention economy now coaches people to wall themselves off from it. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

The interiors are timbered wall to wall, from chunky Lincoln Log-style beams to vertical beams cut with their natural edges left intact. — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026

Phrases Containing wall

• handwriting on the wall
• wall (in)
• wall (off)