fortresslike
Built like citadels
Fortresslike describes something resembling a fortress—massive, imposing, and built for defense or intimidation.
The word applies to architecture with thick walls and few windows, but extends to anything that seems impenetrable: the fortresslike headquarters of the corporation, her fortresslike composure under questioning.
Fortified medieval residence
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- parapetLow wall at edge
watchtower · barbican · keep · blockhouse · bunker · acropolis · battlement · tower
Impossible to pass through
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
- invulnerableImmune to all harm
- imperviousUnable to be affected
- indestructibleImpossible to damage permanently
impregnable · unconquerable · insurmountable · invincible · ironclad · unbreakable · inviolable · adamantine
Obstacle blocking a path
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
- entrenchmentFortified or fixed position
moat · redoubt · garrison · outpost · strongpoint · earthwork · breastwork · revetment
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- bastionFortified defensive position
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- turretProtruding fortified structure
parapet · watchtower · barbican · keep · blockhouse · bunker · acropolis · battlement · tower · gatehouse
impenetrable
Impossible to pass through
- unassailableImpossible to attack successfully
- invulnerableImmune to all harm
- imperviousUnable to be affected
indestructible · impregnable · unconquerable · insurmountable · invincible · ironclad · unbreakable · inviolable · adamantine · armored
barricade
Obstacle blocking a path
- bulwarkDefensive fortification or safeguard
- palisadeFence of pointed stakes
- stockadeFence of sharpened stakes
entrenchment · moat · redoubt · garrison · outpost · strongpoint · earthwork · breastwork · revetment · escarpment
refuge
Place of safety
stronghold · shelter · retreat · safe house · harbor · preserve · redoubt · enclave · fastness · hideaway
fortresslikeflimsy
Weak and easily damaged
fragile · rickety · ramshackle · dilapidated · insubstantial
fortresslikevulnerable
Open to attack
open · exposed · unprotected · defenseless · penetrable
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