Need another word that means the same as “wall”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “wall” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Wall” are: bulwark, rampart, paries, barrier, partition, room divider, enclosure, screen, panel, separator, fortification, barricade, parapet, stockade, bailey, breastwork, obstacle, fence, fence in, palisade, surround, enclose, bound, encircle, confine, hem, circumscribe, close, shut, block, seal, impound, shut up, pen, pen in, pen up, hedge in
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wall” as a noun can have the following definitions:
bailey | A court enclosed by a bailey. |
barricade | An improvised barrier erected across a street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the movement of opposing forces. They stormed the barricade. |
barrier | Anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access. The cultural barriers to economic growth. |
breastwork | A low temporary defence or parapet. |
bulwark | A defensive wall. The security forces are a bulwark against the breakdown of society. |
enclosure | A barrier that surrounds an area. A deer enclosure. |
fence | A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to prevent or control access or escape. |
fortification | A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack. The fortification of the frontiers. |
obstacle | An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented. The major obstacle to achieving that goal is money. |
panel | A small group of people brought together to investigate or decide on a particular matter. Body panels for the car trade. |
parapet | Fortification consisting of a low wall. The sandbags that made up the parapet had been blown away and the wall of the trench had caved in. |
paries | (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure. |
partition | The act of dividing or partitioning separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart. Partition chromatography. |
rampart | A defensive or protective barrier. They stormed the ramparts of the city. |
room divider | The people who are present in a room. |
screen | The data or images displayed on a computer screen. The chancel screen retains two sections of the original oak arcading. |
separator | An apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension. A magnetic separator. |
stockade | An enclosure bound by a stockade. He surrendered two weeks after escaping the stockade at the air force base. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wall” as a verb can have the following definitions:
block | Block passage through. Block a muscle. |
bound | Form the boundary of be contiguous to. Louis came bounding down the stairs. |
circumscribe | To draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. Our actions are circumscribed by our biology personality and by the social and cultural context into which we are born. |
close | Change one s body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact. Close a book. |
confine | Restrict or confine. You ve confined yourself to what you know. |
encircle | Bind with something round or circular. Encircle the errors. |
enclose | Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering. Darkness enclosed him. |
fence | Enclose or separate an area with a fence. Our garden was not fully fenced. |
fence in | Enclose with a fence. |
hedge in | Enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges. |
hem | Fold over and sew together to provide with a hem. He was hemmed in by the tables. |
impound | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. Almost forgotten were the poor unfortunates impounded in the prison. |
palisade | Enclose or provide a building or place with a palisade. He palisaded the ends of the streets and made the town a roughly fortified camp. |
pen | Write or compose. Olivia penned award winning poetry. |
pen in | Produce a literary work. |
pen up | Produce a literary work. |
seal | Hunt seals. Seal the letter. |
shut | Prevent from entering shut out. He shut the box and locked it. |
shut up | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut. |
surround | Surround with a wall in order to fortify. The forest surrounds my property. |
alcove | A small recess opening off a larger room. |
bar | Secure with or as if with bars. Nothing is barred in the crime novel. |
barricade | Block or defend with a barricade. Barricade the streets. |
barrier | A circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress. The mountain barrier between Norway and Sweden. |
block | An act of blocking someone or something. Block a garment. |
blockade | Impose a blockade on. The authorities blockaded roads in and out of the capital. |
bulwark | Defend with a bulwark. The ships met their crews lining the bulwarks. |
defensive | An attitude of defensiveness especially in the phrase on the defensive. A defensive player. |
embankment | A long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection. A railway embankment. |
embarrass | Cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self conscious. She wouldn t embarrass either of them by making a scene. |
enclosure | A document or object placed in an envelope together with a letter. One of the chief effects of enclosure was to increase the number of landless workers. |
fence | Surround or protect with a fence. Walkers may find themselves fenced out of the moor. |
fortification | The addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food. The fortification of the frontiers. |
gatepost | A post on which a gate is hinged, or against which it shuts. |
hallway | An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open. |
hinder | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. The hinder part of a carcass. |
impervious | Not allowing fluid to pass through. He worked apparently impervious to the heat. |
installation | A large piece of equipment installed for use. He gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame. |
muralist | A painter of murals. |
orifice | An aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity. The orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart. |
parapet | A protective wall or earth defence along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops. She stood on the bridge leaning over the parapet to watch the water race by. |
pediment | A triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof. |
peephole | A hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep. She was wearing a black peephole bra. |
prevent | Stop (someone) from doing something. The guards threatened to bar the gates to prevent him leaving. |
prohibitory | Tending to discourage (especially of prices. |
pyromania | An uncontrollable desire to set fire to things. |
rampart | Fortify or surround with or as if with a rampart. The open Pacific broke on the far off ramparts of the reef. |
stymie | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. The changes must not be allowed to stymie new medical treatments. |
tile | Cover with tiles. Tile the wall and the floor of the bathroom. |
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