Refuge


Synonyms for refuge
noun place to hide, have privacy

stronghold
sanctuary
hideaway
resort
shelter
hideout
protection
fortress
security
asylum

haven
retreat
shield
covert
escape
home
port
stopgap
makeshift
exit

immunity
preserve
opening
outlet
recourse
hole
resource
harbor
anchorage
cover

ambush
den
expedient
ivory tower
way out
hiding place
harborage
safe place

Antonyms for refuge

permanent
entrance

closure
solid

Concept Thesaurus for word refuge
2. Subservience to ends; contingent subservience
Synonyms – noun

refuge
acropolis
prison
refuge for the destitute
roadstead
port
seaport
quay.
screen
umbrella
wall (inclosure)
grapnel
mainstay
jury mast
safety lamp
swimming belt
steppingstone.

sanctuary
keep
asylum
almshouse
anchorage
haven
pier
covert
lee wall
barrier
fort (defense)
grappling iron
support
vent-peg
lightning rod
cork jacket
safeguard (protection)

retreat
last resort
ark
hiding place (ambush)
breakwater
harbor
jetty
cover
wing
dashboard
anchor
sheet anchor
cheek
safety valve
lightning conductor.
parachute

fastness
ward
home
sanctum sanctorum (privacy)
mole
harbor of refuge
embankment
shelter
shield
dasher [U.S.].
kedge
killick
ballast.
blow-off valve
means of escape (escape) lifeboat
plank

Synonyms – verbs

seek refuge
find safety[more]

take refuge
throw oneself into the arms of

find refuge
break for taller timber [U.S.].

seek safety
create a diversion.

Synonyms – phrases
bibere venenum in auro; valet anchora virtus.
Antonyms

pitfall

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