Synonyms of palisades

palisades 1 of 2

noun

plural of palisade

as in cliffs

a steep wall of rock, earth, or ice

the palisades that line the west bank of the Hudson River for about 15 miles

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cliffs
• escarpments
• bluffs
• crags
• precipices
• scars
• scarps
• barrancas
• embankments
• buttes
• barrancos
• tors
• hogbacks
• declivities
• bulwarks
• cuestas
• pitches
• drop-offs

palisades

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of palisade

as in walls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walls
• pickets
• buffers
• preserves
• wars
• fences
• conserves
• contends
• withstands
• shields
• saves
• battles
• fights
• resists
• opposes
• guards
• prevents
• bulwarks
• protects
• defends
• safeguards
• averts
• wards
• fends
• screens
• secures
• forfends
• covers
• keeps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assaults
• assails
• overruns
• storms
• bombards
• besets
• submits
• yields
• besieges
• caves
• capitulates