WALLS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of wall

as in fences

a physical object that blocks the way an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians

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as in defenses

means or method of defending investigators faced a wall of silence from the members of the police department

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walls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wall

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Recent Examples of walls

Noun

Inside, antique art hangs on walls, tamgroute (local pottery) lines small alcoves, board games are stacked inside cupboards, and coffee table books have plenty to dive into. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2026 Bold Wallpaper Bold florals, murals, and textured wallpaper were once stripped away in favor of neutral walls. — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026 Once the home of assemblage artist Lenny Kislin, this 1971 rustic-modern three-bedroom has a roomy porch with walls of screens and high ceilings, surrounded by mature landscaping. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 23 Aug. 2026 The interiors are just as blissful, with terra-cotta walls and smooth, wooden floor-to-ceiling wardrobes adding warmth to pale stone floors and marble bathrooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 Oni Strength can break defenses and environmental obstacles, while Oni Agility provides high-speed movement and can even allow Musashi to run across certain walls. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Hosts cram up to 14 people into units subdivided with unpermitted walls to create extra bedrooms; in fact, there are listings for 4-bedroom units even though no 4-bedroom units existed when the building was constructed in 2004. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 Plywood shelves lined the walls, their planks bowed in the middle. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Attesting to his labor is an ovoid pavilion at the exhibition’s center recreating Brancusi’s studio, chock-a-block with his myriad tools and flanked by walls on both sides bearing letters, photographs, and archival items. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walls

Noun

Refillable water stations were provided at each of the two stages and lined the fences between.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
In May, when fences went up on the fragile wetlands and bulldozers arrived on Sazan Island, residents of the nearby town of Zvërnec in the south of Albania protested, using one of the region’s beloved species as their symbol.

— Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of fences

Noun

Such a move would mark a significant expansion of Moscow and Pyongyang’s military cooperation and comes as Ukraine is running painfully short of air defenses.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The United States has about 28,500 forces stationed in South Korea to bolster the country's defenses — a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean War that ended with an armistice rather than a peace treaty.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of defenses

Verb

Uncertainty, however, surrounds the future of striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
In a separate attack, local authorities said two people were killed Saturday afternoon in a Russian ballistic missile strike on the Kyiv region, which surrounds the capital.

— Volodymyr Yurchuk, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounds

Noun

Structural inflation, fueled by government deficits, AI investments, low unemployment rates, growing trade barriers and energy disruptions, is reshaping the landscape for markets, according to Fidelity International.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The legislation was included on the 2025 list of global trade barriers compiled annually by the Office of the US Trade Representative.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of barriers

Noun

Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
To protect them from interference from magnetic or electric fields, scientists have to dedicate large vacuum chambers and shields that can take up big lab spaces.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of shields

Verb

There are various reasons that rings true for professionals looking to become leaders.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
But for anyone who remembers the subprime housing meltdown — which preceded the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession — turning real assets into complex securitized vehicles inevitably rings a few alarm bells.

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rings

Verb

This method preserves them a bit longer and keeps their juicy flavor intact.

— Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Its importance as a civic institution that preserves our democracy by upholding the promise that knowledge belongs to everyone has never been more necessary.

— Michael Fassnacht, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026