Synonyms for fort
fɔrt, foʊrtfort

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. fort

   Fortification is the general word for any artificial defensive work; a fortress is a fortification of especial size and strength; a fortress is regarded as permanent, and is ordinarily an independent work; a fort or fortification may be temporary; a fortification may be but part of a defensive system; we speak of the fortifications of a city. A citadel is a fortification within a city, or the fortified inner part of a city or fortress, within which a garrison may be placed to overawe the citizens, or to which the defenders may retire if the outer works are captured; the medieval castle was the fortified residence of a king or baron. Fort is the common military term for a detached fortified building or enclosure of moderate size occupied or designed to be occupied by troops. The fortifications of a modern city usually consist of a chain of forts. Any defensible place, whether made so by nature or by art, is a fastness or stronghold.

   Synonyms:
   castle, citadel, fastness, fortification, fortress, stronghold

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1. garrison, fortnoun

   a fortified military post where troops are stationed

   Synonyms:
   fortress, garrison

2. fortress, fortverb

   a fortified defensive structure

   Synonyms:
   fortress, garrison

3. fort, fort upverb

   gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense

   Synonyms:
   fort up, fortify

4. fortify, fortverb

   enclose by or as if by a fortification

   Synonyms:
   fort up, fortify, gird, build up, spike, arm, beef up, lace, strengthen

5. fortverb

   station (troops) in a fort

   Synonyms:
   fort up, fortify

Matched Categories

1. • Enclose
   • Military
   • Military Post
   • Station

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   a western movie or television show.

   "oater setting"

   Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017  

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1. fortnoun

   Synonyms:
   fortification, fortress, stronghold, bulwark, castle, citadel, fastness, fortified place

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1. fortnoun

   Synonyms:
   fortress, fortification, citadel, fastness, stronghold, bulwark, redoubt

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1. List of paraphrases for "fort":

   strong, loud, hard, fortress, very, high, highly, forte, quite, wurth, powerful

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1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Even Jesus, three days, died. Who is strong does not the strong. (Même Jésus, trois jours, est mort. Qui est fort ne fait le fort)

2. Dana Pittard:

   Fort Bliss by population is in the top five installations in the U.S. Army, there is plenty of space. There are places you can put the Afghan immigrants and keep them secluded until you do the proper checks … so, there’s lots of room.

3. Fox News:

   One of the biggest concerns with Irma is the storm surge, areas from Naples to Fort Myers will see a surge as high as 15 feet.

4. Dennis Hof:

   We have guys carrying duffle bags full of cash right up to our cashier’s window, and we’ve had to install a safe the size of Fort Knox to hold it all, not that I mind good old fashioned cold cash, but Bitcoin is making it so much more practical for those same clients to live out their sexual fantasies here at The Bunny Ranch without literally having to carry a lot of excess baggage.

5. Francis Bacon:

   Fortitude is the marshal of thought, the armor of the will, and the fort of reason.