shelter synonyms

shelter

n.

refuge, harbor, haven, sanctuary, asylum, retreat, covert, shield, screen, defense, security, safety, guardian, protector, house, roof, tent, shack, shed, hut, shade, shadow.

shelter implies the protection of something that covers, as a roof or other structure that shields one from the elements or danger to find shelter from the rain; refuge suggests a place of safety that one flees to in escaping danger or difficulties he sought political refuge in France; retreat implies retirement from that which threatens one's peace, and withdrawal to a safe, quiet, or secluded place a country retreat, a retreat for prayer and meditation; asylum is applied to a refuge where one is immune from seizure or harm, as because it is beyond a particular legal jurisdiction the convict sought asylum abroad; a sanctuary is an asylum that has a sacred or inviolable character the former right of sanctuary in churches

shelter

v.

screen, cover, hide, conceal, guard, take in, ward, harbor, defend, protect, shield, watch over, take care of, secure, preserve, safeguard, surround, enclose, house, lodge.

Antonyms expose*, turn out*, evict.

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