shelter - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

Synonyms

• shelter

More generic

• construction
• structure

More specific

• army hut
• asylum
• collapsible shelter
• cookhouse
• cyclone cellar
• dugout
• fallout shelter
• field hut
• haven
• hovel
• hut
• hutch
• loft
• mantelet
• mantlet
• oasis
• pigeon loft
• refuge
• sanctuary
• sconce
• shack
• shanty
• storm cellar
• tent
• tornado cellar

Noun

protective covering that provides protection from the weather

Synonyms

• shelter

More generic

• protection
• protective cover
• protective covering

More specific

• bell cot
• bell cote
• birdhouse
• canopy
• cote
• dog house
• doghouse
• kennel
• lean-to
• roost
• sconce
• sentry box

Noun

temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

Synonyms

• shelter

More generic

• housing
• living accommodations
• lodging

More specific

• camp
• refugee camp

Noun

a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

Synonyms

• shelter
• tax shelter

More generic

• decrease
• diminution
• reduction
• step-down

Noun

the condition of being protected

Synonyms

• protection
• shelter

More generic

• security

More specific

• indemnity
• insurance
• radioprotection

Verb

invest (money) so that it is not taxable

Synonyms

• shelter

More generic

• commit
• invest
• place
• put

Verb

provide shelter for

Synonyms

• shelter

More generic

• furnish
• provide
• render
• supply

More specific

• domiciliate
• harbor
• harbour
• house
• kennel
• put up
• stable
• stall

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