WALLS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

walls 1 of 2

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

as in surrounds

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Recent Examples of walls

Noun

The Chicago Cubs center fielder made an Air Jordan-style catch during Friday’s 6-1 win over the Miami Marlins, banging into a nook where two walls converge at funky loanDepot park. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin broke out of Alcatraz by digging holes in the prison walls using spoons from the cafeteria. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Kids had their stash of Beanie Babies, while moms had their vintage plate collections displayed in a china cabinet or on their walls. — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026 The mop also extends far to the side to scrape away dirt along walls, and its navigation system can recognize 320 different types of obstacles. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026 On the walls outside the barracks are dozens of missing persons photos, illustrating the number of those still missing. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Data infrastructure that performed admirably under conventional workloads hits walls that no amount of vertical scaling can move when AI is introduced. — Gopi Duddi, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 Historically, its presence began outside the building, with equipment like transformers and switchgear found across the electrical grid, and continued inside its walls. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 Getting soldiers from Point A to Point B has been a perennial problem ever since Odysseus had to figure out how to get a squad of Greeks from one side of the walls of Troy to the other. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for walls

Noun

After two hours of practice, with the 10-foot-tall fences doing little to muffle the bullhorn orders and corresponding groans, the huddle broke and the personalities sprung to life.

— Noah White, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026
Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of fences

Noun

The tight ends can get back to blurring the run and the pass, with Stafford at the controls and Kyren Williams and Corum wearing defenses down between the tackles.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Maye ranked 32nd of 33 quarterbacks in Expected Points Added (EPA) against Cover 6 defenses last year.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of defenses

Verb

That creates a natural intimacy between players, coaches, staff and the city that surrounds it.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
A certain amount of secrecy surrounds the White House worksite, in part because of a large military structure that is being built underground, beneath where the ballroom will stand.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrounds

Noun

Sometimes this means having to overcome unnecessary barriers to ensure employees’ contributions are recognized and rewarded equitably.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Although somewhat gimmicky, anything that lowers accessibility barriers between the real and virtual worlds is likely to make mixed-reality activities more useful and viable.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of barriers

Noun

Lucas and her attorneys with the Liberty Counsel, a conservative Christian legal organization, assert that her ownership of the property shields her from banishment.

— Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Among those shields is a whole tire from the landing gear from one of the planes that struck one of the towers and a portion of a steel beam, fashioned into a cross – both serving as a stark reminder of the attacks.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of shields

Verb

Well, that promise now rings hollow in the ears of every TSA worker today.

— Hydrick Thomas, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Norway’s new King Haakon VIII will be hoping that sentiment rings true following the death of his father, King Harald who died Friday after 35 years on the throne, marking the latest blow for a family reeling from scandal.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of rings

Verb

The Robotrax system’s central steel cable absorbs the primary tensile loads and preserves conductor integrity, dramatically extending cable service life.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026
More than 75 events will take place at parks and preserves throughout Northwest Indiana.

— Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026