CASTLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CASTLE?

Need another word that means the same as “castle”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “castle” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Castle” are: palace, rook, castling, fortress, fort, stronghold, fortification, keep, citadel, fastness, tower, peel, chateau, donjon, mansion, hall, manor, manor house, country house

Castle as a Noun

Definitions of "Castle" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “castle” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack.
• A large and stately mansion.
• The piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.
• A magnificent and imposing old mansion.
• (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.
• Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook.
• A large building, typically of the medieval period, fortified against attack with thick walls, battlements, towers, and in many cases a moat.

Synonyms of "Castle" as a noun (19 Words)

castling	Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook. Castling is more frequently a defensive than an attacking move.
chateau	An impressive country house (or castle) in France. Château Margaux.
citadel	A meeting hall of the Salvation Army. Citadels of private economic power.
country house	A politically organized body of people under a single government.
donjon	The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.
fastness	A strongly fortified defensive structure. A remote Himalayan mountain fastness.
fort	A fortified defensive structure. The city was guarded by a ring of forts.
fortification	Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it. A medieval fortification.
fortress	A person or thing not susceptible to outside influence or disturbance. He had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude.
hall	A large and imposing house. Pool hall.
keep	The strongest or central tower of a castle, acting as a final refuge. The Society are paying for your keep.
manor	The landed estate of a lord (including the house on it. A Tudor manor house in the English countryside.
manor house	The landed estate of a lord (including the house on it.
mansion	A terrace or mansion block. Carlyle Mansions.
palace	The governing group of a kingdom. The palace issued an order binding on all subjects.
peel	An act of exfoliating dead skin in the cosmetic treatment of microdermabrasion. Pieces of potato peel.
rook	(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard.
stronghold	A place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld. A Labour stronghold.
tower	Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower. A CD tower.

Usage Examples of "Castle" as a noun

• Castle Howard.
• The crumbling stonework of a ruined castle.
• Edinburgh Castle.

Associations of "Castle" (30 Words)

army	The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. Army officers.
bastion	A natural rock formation resembling a man made bastion. A bastion against corruption.
byzantine	Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.
cantonment	Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.
citadel	A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle. Citadels of private economic power.
diadem	The authority or dignity symbolized by a crown. He refused the diadem of all the Caesars.
emperor	Large richly colored butterfly. He became emperor in 1930.
empire	A group of countries under a single authority. The British created a great empire.
fort	Station troops in a fort. The city was guarded by a ring of forts.
fortress	A military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town. He had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude.
frontier	An international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary. His novel of the American frontier.
garrison	The building occupied by a garrison. Forces from these garrisons have been used against governments.
imperial	Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler. Golden age of imperial splendor.
kingdom	A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state. The kingdom of dreams.
legionary	Of an ancient Roman legion. The legionary fortress of Isca.
majestically	In a majestic manner. The steep slopes of the valley floor rise majestically skywards.
medieval	As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened. Without other people around I would let my flat degenerate into medieval levels of squalor.
noble	Especially in former times a person of noble rank or birth. A noble gas such as helium or neon.
outpost	A station in a remote or sparsely populated location. A few scattered outposts along the west coast.
palace	A large, splendid house or place of entertainment. The royal palace.
pope	The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
protector	A person who cares for persons or property. A man who became her protector adviser and friend.
royal	A sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast. The coalition obtained royal approval for the appointment.
siege	A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender. There is a siege of herons at the river.
sortie	An attempt to participate in a new activity or sphere. We ll soon know if they sortie.
stockade	Surround with a stockade in order to fortify. They built stockades around their towns.
stronghold	A strongly fortified defensive structure. A Labour stronghold.
temple	A thing regarded as holy or likened to a temple especially a person s body. The veins in his temple throbbed.
ukase	An edict of the Russian tsar. He was defying the publisher in the very building from which he had issued his ukase.
warrior	(especially in former times) a brave or experienced soldier or fighter. I really love the warrior pose it makes me feel centred and strong.