Synonyms of havens

havens

noun

plural of haven

1

as in ports

a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships

this picturesque cove is one of the most popular havens on all of the cape for weekend yachtsmen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ports
• anchorages
• harbors
• coves
• roads
• docks
• bays
• marinas
• lagoons
• harborages
• fiords
• estuaries
• basins
• inlets
• moorings
• fjords
• lochs
• channels
• canals
• creeks
• straits
• seaports
• sounds
• embayments
• bights
• roadsteads
• moorages
• arms
• firths
• loughs
• home ports
• gulfs
• narrows
• containerports

2

as in refuges

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger

the cross-country skiers hoped desperately to find a cave, as a haven from the blizzard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• refuges
• sanctuaries
• shelters
• retreats
• residences
• asylums
• oases
• harbors
• bolt-holes
• lodgings
• sanctums
• sancta
• harborages
• hideouts
• abodes
• ports
• dwellings
• anchorages
• hideaways
• strongholds
• domiciles
• fortresses
• quarters
• places
• dens
• lairs
• moorings
• houses
• screens
• habitations
• forts
• redoubts
• housings
• cloisters
• roofs
• castles
• closets
• hermitages
• windbreaks
• diggings
• palisades
• pads
• rests
• coverts
• lodgements
• lees
• sheds
• lodgments
• covers
• lean-tos

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of havens

In short, both funds should be safe havens for income-hungry investors on more stock-market weakness. —Michael Foster, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

Our homes are meant to be our havens, where families feel secure and the stresses of our professional lives can be safely left behind. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025

Interest in buying gold can rise sharply in times of uncertainty, as anxious investors seek safe havens for their money. —TIME, 14 Mar. 2025

Instead, investors have poured money into traditional safe havens like government bonds and gold. —David Goldman, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025

The theory behind that is with equity markets weakening, investors look for safe havens such as gold. —Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025

Several guest bedrooms have been transformed into wellness havens that feature a Peloton Bike and an array of mindful extras. —Emma Kershaw, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

In currency markets, safe havens remained in demand, but moves were less dramatic than the day before. —Reuters, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025

Further, services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video used to be considered safe havens from constant advertisements. —Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025