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

Need another word that means the same as “citadel”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “citadel” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Citadel” are: bastion, fortress, fort, stronghold, fortification, castle, burg, keep, tower, donjon, bunker

Citadel as a Noun

Definitions of "Citadel" as a noun

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

• A stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle.
• A meeting hall of the Salvation Army.
• A fortress, typically one on high ground above a city.

Synonyms of "Citadel" as a noun (11 Words)

bastion	A natural rock formation resembling a man made bastion. Cricket s last bastion of discrimination.
bunker	A large container for storing fuel. A coal bunker.
burg	Colloquial American term for a town. I ve lived in this burg all my life.
castle	A magnificent and imposing old mansion. The crumbling stonework of a ruined castle.
donjon	The great tower or innermost keep of a castle.
fort	A fortified military post where troops are stationed. The city was guarded by a ring of forts.
fortification	Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it. The building and maintenance of fortifications.
fortress	A military stronghold, especially a strongly fortified town. He had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude.
keep	Charge; control. Each child was expected to pay for their keep.
stronghold	A strongly fortified defensive structure. Their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack.
tower	A fortress or stronghold in the form of or including a tower. A titanic tower of garbage.

Usage Examples of "Citadel" as a noun

• The garrison withdrew into the citadel.
• Citadels of private economic power.

Associations of "Citadel" (30 Words)

armament	The act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war. Armaments factories.
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.
cantonment	Temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers.
castle	Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook. The crumbling stonework of a ruined castle.
commander	A commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment.
corral	Put or keep livestock in a corral. Corralling votes for an election.
defensive	An attitude of defensiveness especially in the phrase on the defensive. A defensive stance.
empire	Absolute control over a person or group. Each ministry each department had its own empire its own agenda and worked to protect its turf.
fence	Enclose with a fence. Our garden was not fully fenced.
fort	A fortified defensive structure. The city was guarded by a ring of forts.
fortress	A fortified defensive structure. He had proved himself to be a fortress of moral rectitude.
frontier	A line or border separating two countries. The individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson s day.
garrison	The building occupied by a garrison. Air reconnaissance showed the Germans had not garrisoned the island.
guardian	A person who is legally responsible for the care of someone who is unable to manage their own affairs, especially a child whose parents have died. I am acting as guardian of my late brother s family.
legionary	Of an ancient Roman legion. The legionary fortress of Isca.
medieval	Resembling or likened to the Middle Ages, especially in being cruel, uncivilized, or primitive. Without other people around I would let my flat degenerate into medieval levels of squalor.
military	The military forces of a nation. As a young man he joined the military and pursued a career in the Army.
outpost	A remote part of a country or empire. Troops in some outposts have surrendered.
palace	Official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign. The royal palace.
protector	The title of the head of state in England during the later period of the Commonwealth between 1653 and 1659, first Oliver Cromwell (1653–8), then his son Richard (1658–9). A man who became her protector adviser and friend.
rampart	Fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart. The open Pacific broke on the far off ramparts of the reef.
recapture	Take back by force, as after a battle. The author recaptures an old idea here.
siege	The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. Two cult members have died so far in the four day siege.
soldier	Serve as a soldier in the military. I soldiered with your father on his last four campaigns.
sortie	(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation. This latest book is the author s first sortie into non fiction.
stockade	An enclosure bound by a stockade. They built stockades around their towns.
stronghold	A place where a particular cause or belief is strongly defended or upheld. A Labour stronghold.
warfare	An active struggle between competing entities. Guerrilla warfare.
warrior	Any of a number of standing poses in yoga in which the legs are held apart and the arms are stretched outwards. The warrior heroes of ancient Greece.