Synonyms of walls

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noun

plural of wall

1

as in fences

a physical object that blocks the way

an ancient wall that was built to block the invading barbarians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fences
• barriers
• barricades
• obstacles
• hedges
• blocks
• chains
• hurdles
• bumpers
• ramparts
• obstructions
• curbs
• impediments
• bars
• roadblocks
• inhibitions
• interferences
• lets
• hindrances
• shackles
• clogs
• dams
• palings
• cushions
• restraints
• constraints
• stops
• deterrents
• encumbrances
• stumbling blocks
• handicaps
• fenders
• embarrassments
• snags
• bulwarks
• fetters
• manacles
• buffers
• trammels
• pads
• pales
• crimps
• hobbles
• drags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doors
• gates
• doorways
• entries
• entrances
• portals
• entranceways
• entryways
• gaps
• breaks
• passes

2

as in defenses

means or method of defending

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defenses
• shields
• safeguards
• ammunitions
• protections
• weapons
• screens
• wards
• guards
• securities
• bucklers
• armors
• covers
• fortresses
• armaments
• arms
• forts
• munitions
• aegises
• strongholds
• palisades
• weaponries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• offenses
• assaults
• aggressions
• offensives

walls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of wall

1

as in surrounds

Related Words

• surrounds
• rings
• fences (in)
• circumscribes
• circles
• closes in
• hems (in)
• encircles
• environs
• encloses
• wreathes
• girdles
• cordons (off)
• encompasses
• girds
• compasses
• swarms
• embraces
• entrenches
• besieges
• besets
• invests

2

as in buffers

Related Words

• buffers
• preserves
• palisades
• pickets
• wars
• fences
• conserves
• contends
• saves
• resists
• prevents
• shields
• battles
• withstands
• fights
• opposes
• protects
• guards
• wards
• screens
• bulwarks
• safeguards
• averts
• defends
• fends
• covers
• secures
• forfends
• keeps

Dissimilar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• assails
• bombards
• storms
• overruns
• besets
• submits
• yields
• besieges
• caves
• capitulates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of walls

Noun

The tomb’s entrance passage, with narrowing walls and descending axis, creates a liminal stage to orient the body before entering the burial chamber. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

Beyond the walls of the company’s London headquarters, which is filled with thousands of its plushy pink octopus mascots, Jackson’s empire may look like an unwieldy one. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

For Thacker, surfaces are repositories of memory and emotion; in the bathrooms, the walls have been entirely clad in tiles inspired by her son’s childhood drawings. — Amir Capogrossi Badreddine, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

From there, the exhibition gives way to the striking editorial images with which Pavarotti quickly made his name, set against walls washed in scarlet, fuchsia, canary yellow, plum, and terracotta. — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

That standard reaction produces high-energy neutrons, which wear down reactor walls over time. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Julia’s pegboard walls have been replaced with a sleek, modern kitchen. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

By Thursday afternoon, all the chalk graffiti had been washed off the walls of Kadema Hall. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The living room is the home’s focal point, according to its listing, with vaulted ceilings, fireplace and walls of glass framing the pool, tennis court, and terraces. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026