bunkered
Stuck in sand
Bunkered means trapped in a bunker—whether a military fortification or a golf sand trap.
In golf, a bunkered ball has landed in a hazard: He was bunkered on the approach shot.
The military sense suggests being pinned down or dug in: The troops remained bunkered during the assault.
Figuratively, bunkered describes someone isolated or entrenched in a defensive position: The CEO stayed bunkered in his office as the scandal unfolded.
Firmly established, resistant to change
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- armoredProtected by metal covering
- garrisonedStationed troops at
stronghold · fortress · citadel · bastion · bulwark · redoubt · blockhouse · dugout
Separated from others
- hiddenKept out of sight
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
cloistered · hunkered · tucked-away · ensconced · concealed · underground · subterranean · enclosed
entrenched
Firmly established, resistant to change
- barricadedSealed off defensively
- reinforcedMade more resistant
- armoredProtected by metal covering
garrisoned · stronghold · fortress · citadel · bastion · bulwark · redoubt · blockhouse · dugout · pillbox
isolated
Separated from others
- hiddenKept out of sight
- sequesteredRemoved from contact
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
reclusive · cloistered · hunkered · tucked-away · ensconced · concealed · underground · subterranean · enclosed · shuttered
sand
Fine rock particles
stance · splash · recovery · wedge · embedded · plugged · greenside · lip · rake · sandy
bunkeredexposed
Out in open
unprotected · out in the open · vulnerable · unshielded · unfortified
- underground bunkerReinforced subterranean refuge
- bunker downShelter in place protectively
- nuclear bunkerRadiation-proof underground refuge
- bunker mentalityExtreme collective defensiveness
- Bunker Hill1775 Massachusetts engagement
- bunker shotGolf stroke from sand