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shelter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shelter

1 to be or provide a shelter for
  • the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats
Synonyms of shelter

harbor, refuge
Words Related to shelter

cover, defend, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward

domicile, house, place, quarter

shade, shadow
Near Antonyms of shelter

expose
2 to provide with living quarters or shelter
  • sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built
Synonyms of shelter

accommodate, bestow, billet, bivouac, board, bunk, camp, chamber, domicile, encamp, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, room, take in
Words Related to shelter

ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent

barrack

bed (down)
Near Antonyms of shelter

eject, evict

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