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

Need another word that means the same as “haven”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “haven” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Haven” are: harbor, harbour, seaport, oasis, refuge, retreat, shelter, sanctuary, asylum, place of safety, place of security, port in a storm, sanctum, anchorage, port, mooring, roads

Haven as a Noun

Definitions of "Haven" as a noun

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

• A place of safety or refuge.
• An inlet providing shelter for ships or boats; a harbour or small port.
• A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary.
• A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.

Synonyms of "Haven" as a noun (17 Words)

anchorage	An anchorite’s dwelling place. The mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family.
asylum	Shelter or protection from danger. He d been committed to an asylum.
harbor	A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
harbour	A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo. The westerly wind kept us in harbour until the following afternoon.
mooring	The ropes, chains, or anchors by or to which a boat, ship, or buoy is moored. They tied up at Water Gypsy s permanent moorings.
oasis	A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary. The park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city.
place of safety	A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane.
place of security	A general vicinity.
port	A place seaport or airport where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country. The French port of Toulon.
port in a storm	An opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through.
refuge	Act of turning to for assistance. The family came to be seen as a refuge from a harsh world.
retreat	A quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax. Their country retreat in Ireland.
roads	A partly sheltered anchorage.
sanctuary	A nature reserve. A donkey sanctuary.
sanctum	A place of inviolable privacy. An icon installed within the sanctum of the temple.
seaport	A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo.
shelter	A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings. Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter.

Usage Examples of "Haven" as a noun

• A haven for wildlife.

Associations of "Haven" (30 Words)

asylum	A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person. We provide asylum for those too ill to care for themselves.
crossing	The action of crossing something. We were thirty yards from the crossing when a man stepped off the pavement.
deportation	The action of deporting a foreigner from a country. Asylum seekers facing deportation.
deviant	A deviant person or thing. Killers deviants and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension.
disembarkation	The act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft.
embarkation	The act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft.
emigration	The act of leaving one’s own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad. Mass emigration from Ireland to the United States.
escape	Escape potentially unpleasant consequences get away with a forbidden action. Hard work was his escape from worry.
escaped	Having escaped especially from confinement. Searching for two escaped prisoners.
exile	The act of expelling a person from their native land. The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government s actions.
exodus	The departure of the Israelites from Egypt. The annual exodus of sun seeking Canadians to Florida.
flee	Run away quickly. He was forced to flee the country.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. An insurance policy is a good safeguard.
harbor	A place of refuge and comfort and security. She is harboring a grudge against him.
harbour	Of a ship or its crew moor in a harbour. They enjoyed fishing in the harbour.
influx	The process of flowing in. The lakes are fed by influxes of meltwater.
migrant	Habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work. Migrant birds.
oasis	A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary. The park is an oasis of calm in the centre of the city.
pier	A breakwater or mole.
port	Turn or go to the port or left side of a ship. The French port of Toulon.
protection	Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. A protection racket.
recourse	Act of turning to for assistance. Surgery may be the only recourse.
refuge	A shelter from danger or hardship. Took refuge in lying.
refugee	A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. A refugee camp.
repatriate	A person who has been repatriated. Foreign firms would be permitted to repatriate all profits.
run	Move about freely and without restraint or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way. Everything s running according to plan.
safety	A play in which the ball is downed by the offence in their own end zone, scoring two points to the defence. A safety helmet.
sanctuary	A shelter from danger or hardship. She thought of her room as a sanctuary.
shelter	Provide shelter for. He hung back in the shelter of a rock.
transportation	The United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs created in 1966. The era of global mass transportation.