safe havens
Places of shelter
Safe havens are places of refuge or protection from danger, persecution, or hardship.
The term applies to physical locations—countries offering asylum, shelters for abuse victims, protected harbors for ships—and to figurative retreats: Government bonds are considered safe havens during market volatility.
In finance, safe-haven assets are investments that hold or increase value during economic turmoil.
Place of safety
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- oasisFertile desert spot
- hideawaySecluded place of refuge
- asylumShelter from persecution
harbor · enclave · cloister · hermitage · nook · cocoon · nest · bolt-hole
Place of safety
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- innLodging for wayfarers
bivouac · encampment · housing · roof · dwelling · quarters · bunkhouse · dormitory
Person fleeing danger abroad
- displacedShifted from proper location
- exileBanishment from homeland
- asyleeGranted-sanctuary immigrant
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
fugitive · escapee · humanitarian · resettlement · relocation · embassy · consulate · visa
refuge
Place of safety
asylum · harbor · enclave · cloister · hermitage · nook · cocoon · nest · bolt-hole · respite
refuge
Place of safety
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- hostelShared traveler lodging
inn · bivouac · encampment · housing · roof · dwelling · quarters · bunkhouse · dormitory · warming center
refugee
Person fleeing danger abroad
persecution · fugitive · escapee · humanitarian · resettlement · relocation · embassy · consulate · visa · immunity
fortress
Heavily defended military structure
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- bastionFortified defensive position
vault · defense · barricade · lockdown · watchtower · redoubt · moat · palisade · armory · fastness
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
harmony · repose · contentment · ease · comfort · bliss · stillness · zen · pastoral · nirvana
- wartime protectionnon-combatants, civilians, humanitarian corridors, evacuation routes, shelters
- guerrilla warfareguerrilla, guerrilla tactics, guerrilla fighter, partisan, partisan warfare
- refugeesrefugee camps, refugee camp, displaced persons, refugee status, refugee policy
- youth interventionyouth programs, youth centers, youth counseling, youth empowerment, youth courts
- abuse traumachild abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse
- Saddam's IraqSaddam Hussein, Republican Guard, Baghdad, Tikrit, fedayeen
safe havensdanger zones
Locations where harm threatens
war zones · kill zones · hostile territory · combat zones · death traps
safe havenschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
turmoil · warzones · powder kegs · tinderboxes · flashpoints
safe, shelter, safety, unsafe, haven, sanctuary, safeguard, safely, safer