bastille

The word “bastille” has 2 syllables: bas-tille

It's pronounced as /bæsˈtiːl/


What is synonym and antonym for bastille?

In the thesaurus, “bastille” has 175 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for bastille along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for bastille

  • aegis
  • alcove
  • antechamber
  • apartment
  • apprehend
  • armor
  • arms
  • barricade
  • barrier
  • bastion
  • big house
  • black hole
  • block
  • book
  • booth
  • bottle up
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • bull pen
  • bullpen
  • bulwark
  • burrow
  • buttress
  • cage
  • calaboose
  • can
  • castle
  • cavity
  • cell
  • chamber
  • check
  • circumscribe
  • citadel
  • clink
  • cloister
  • closet
  • commit
  • compartment
  • concentration camp
  • confine
  • confinement
  • constrain
  • cooler
  • coop
  • coop up
  • cover
  • crib
  • crypt
  • cubicle
  • curb
  • den
  • detain
  • detention camp
  • deterrence
  • dike
  • dungeon
  • embankment
  • fastness
  • fence
  • fence in
  • fort
  • fortification
  • fortress
  • g
  • garrison
  • glasshouse
  • guard
  • guardhouse
  • guardroom
  • gulag
  • hard shell
  • hock
  • hold
  • hold captive
  • hold hostage
  • hold in custody
  • hole
  • hoosegow
  • house of correction
  • ice
  • immunity
  • immure
  • impound
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • inside
  • intern
  • jail
  • jailhouse
  • joint
  • jug
  • keep
  • keep captive
  • keep in custody
  • labor camp
  • limit
  • lock in
  • lock up
  • lockup
  • munitions
  • nab
  • nick
  • nook
  • occlude
  • oubliette
  • palisade
  • parapet
  • pen
  • penal institution
  • penitentiary
  • pokey
  • position
  • pound
  • prison
  • prison camp
  • protection
  • put away
  • put behind bars
  • put on ice
  • put under lock and key
  • quod
  • rack
  • rail in
  • railroad
  • rampart
  • receptacle
  • recess
  • redoubt
  • reform school
  • reformatory
  • remand
  • resistance
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • retreat
  • safeguard
  • security
  • send to prison
  • send up
  • send up the river
  • sentence
  • settle
  • shelter
  • shield
  • shut in
  • slam
  • slammer
  • slough
  • solitary
  • stalag
  • stall
  • statesville
  • stir
  • stockade
  • stronghold
  • take away
  • take prisoner
  • tank
  • throw away the keys
  • throw book at
  • throw in dungeon
  • throw the book at
  • tolbooth
  • tower
  • training school
  • trammel
  • trench
  • up the river
  • vault
  • wall
  • ward
  • warfare
  • weaponry
  • weapons
  • work camp

Antonyms for bastille

  • aid
  • allow
  • assist
  • betrayal
  • cancel
  • capitulation
  • cease
  • desertion
  • flight
  • free
  • harm
  • help
  • hurt
  • injury
  • let go
  • liberate
  • outside
  • permit
  • release
  • stop
  • surrender
  • yielding

Example Sentences

  • The storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
  • Visitors from around the world come to see the site of the Bastille.
  • The Bastille was a fortress and prison in Paris.
  • On July 14th, the French celebrate Bastille Day as a national holiday.
  • The fall of the Bastille symbolized the fight against tyranny and oppression.

On this page you'll find 197 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to bastille, such as: aegis, aid, alcove, allow, antechamber, apartment, apprehend.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

jail

  • apprehend
  • arrest
  • bar
  • bastille
  • big house
  • bind
  • black hole
  • block
  • book
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • bull pen
  • bullpen
  • bust
  • cage
  • calaboose
  • can
  • capture
  • catch
  • cell
  • clink
  • commit
  • concentration camp
  • confine
  • constrain
  • cooler
  • coop
  • detain
  • detention camp
  • dungeon
  • enchain
  • fetter
  • gate
  • glasshouse
  • guardhouse
  • guardroom
  • gulag
  • handcuff
  • hock
  • hold
  • hole
  • hoosegow
  • house of correction
  • immure
  • impound
  • impress
  • imprison
  • incarcerate
  • inside
  • intern
  • jailhouse
  • joint
  • jug
  • keep
  • labor camp
  • limit
  • lock up
  • lockup
  • manacle
  • nab
  • nick
  • oubliette
  • pen
  • penal institution
  • penitentiary
  • pick up
  • pinch
  • pokey
  • pound
  • prison
  • prison camp
  • put away
  • put behind bars
  • put on ice
  • quod
  • rack
  • railroad
  • reform school
  • reformatory
  • restrain
  • restrict
  • seize
  • send up
  • sentence
  • shackle
  • shanghai
  • shut
  • slam
  • slammer
  • solitary
  • stalag
  • stir
  • stockade
  • take away
  • tank
  • throw away the keys
  • throw in dungeon
  • throw the book at
  • tolbooth
  • training school
  • trammel
  • up the river
  • ward
  • work camp

jailhouse

  • barrier
  • bastille
  • big house
  • black hole
  • block
  • bridewell
  • brig
  • bull pen
  • bullpen
  • cage
  • calaboose
  • camp
  • can
  • cell
  • clink
  • concentration camp
  • cooler
  • coop
  • corral
  • detention camp
  • dungeon
  • fence
  • glasshouse
  • guardhouse
  • guardroom
  • gulag
  • hock
  • hold
  • hole
  • hoosegow
  • house of correction
  • inside
  • jail
  • joint
  • jug
  • keep
  • labor camp
  • lockup
  • nick
  • oubliette
  • pen
  • penal institution
  • penitentiary
  • pokey
  • pound
  • prison
  • prison camp
  • protection
  • quod
  • rack
  • reform school
  • reformatory
  • slam
  • slammer
  • solitary
  • stalag
  • stir
  • stockade
  • sty
  • tank
  • tolbooth
  • training school
  • up the river
  • ward
  • work camp

joint

  • abutment
  • articulation
  • attachment
  • bar
  • bastille
  • bend
  • big house
  • bilateral
  • block
  • bond
  • bracket
  • bridewell
  • bridge
  • brig
  • bull pen
  • cage
  • calaboose
  • can
  • cell
  • clink
  • club
  • collaborative
  • collective
  • combined
  • common
  • communal
  • concentration camp
  • concerted
  • concourse
  • confluence
  • conjoint
  • conjunct
  • conjuncture
  • connection
  • consensual
  • consolidated
  • cooler
  • coop
  • cooperative
  • copula
  • coupling
  • crux
  • den
  • dive
  • dungeon
  • elbow
  • establishment
  • facility
  • general
  • generic
  • glasshouse
  • guardhouse
  • guardroom
  • gulag
  • hand in hand
  • hinge
  • hock
  • hold
  • hole
  • hole in the wall
  • honky-tonk
  • hoosegow
  • house
  • hyphen
  • impingement
  • installation
  • interconnection
  • intermutual
  • intersection
  • jail
  • jailhouse
  • join
  • joined
  • joining
  • jointure
  • jug
  • juke joint
  • junction
  • juncture
  • keep
  • knot
  • labor camp
  • link
  • lockup
  • mass
  • meeting
  • multiple
  • mutual
  • nexus
  • nick
  • node
  • oubliette
  • parlor
  • pen
  • penitentiary
  • place
  • point
  • pokey
  • pooled
  • popular
  • prison
  • prison camp
  • public
  • quod
  • reciprocal
  • reform school
  • reformatory
  • roadhouse
  • salon
  • seam
  • shared
  • slam
  • slammer
  • splice
  • spot
  • stalag
  • station
  • stir
  • stockade
  • suture
  • swivel
  • symbiotic
  • synergic
  • synergistic
  • tangency
  • tank
  • tavern
  • tie
  • tolbooth
  • training school
  • two-way
  • union
  • united
  • universal
  • vinculum
  • ward
  • work camp

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