Synonyms & related words for fortress

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of fortress — including fort, stronghold, citadel, bastion, castle, 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 fortress

Explore words related to fortress — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include fortalice, fortification, fortified, battlements, tenaille, ramparts, bulwark, battlemented. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for fortress

Common synonyms for fortress include fort, stronghold, citadel, bastion, castle, redoubt, blockhouse, donjon — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does fortress come from?

The word fortress breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fort-, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.