shelter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of SHELTER

to be or provide a shelter for <the abandoned barn shelters a colony of stray cats>

Synonyms harbor, refuge

Related Words cover, defend, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward; domicile, house, place, quarter; shade, shadow

Near Antonyms expose

to provide with living quarters or shelter <sheltered the troops in tents until permanent barracks could be built>

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

Related Words ensconce, home, roost, secure, shed, stable, tent; barrack; bed (down)

Near Antonyms eject, evict

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