fortification - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for fortification ?

Here are the synonyms for fortification , a list of similar words for fortification from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)

Synonyms

• fortification

More generic

• enrichment

Noun

defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

Synonyms

• fortification
• munition

More generic

• defence
• defense
• defensive structure

More specific

• bastion
• breastwork
• bunker
• castle
• defilade
• dugout
• entrenchment
• escarp
• escarpment
• fieldwork
• intrenchment
• lunette
• palisade
• parapet
• protective embankment
• redoubt
• scarp
• stockade

Related

• bulwark
• rampart
• wall

Noun

the art or science of strengthening defenses

Synonyms

• fortification

More generic

• art
• artistry
• prowess

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