Synonyms & related words for fortification

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fortification — including contravallation, fortalice, tenaille, vallation, ravelin, redoubt. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to fortification

Explore words related to fortification — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fortified, refortify, bastioned, defilade, fortress, fortifying, forts, unfortified. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fortification

Common synonyms for fortification include contravallation, fortalice, tenaille, vallation, ravelin, redoubt, bulwark, breastwork — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fortification come from?

The word fortification breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: fort-, from Latin fortis (“strong”); and -fic, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.