barracks

The word “barracks” has 2 syllables: bar-racks

It's pronounced as /ˈbærəks/

What is synonym and antonym for barracks?

In the thesaurus, “barracks” has 122 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for barracks along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for barracks

abode
accommodates
accommodations
apes
bad-mouths
baits
belittles
bestows
billet
billets
bivouac
bivouacs
boardinghouse
boards
bugs
bunks
burlesques
camp
camps
cantonment
caricatures
catcalls
chaffs
chambers
decries
derides
diggings
disparages
domicile
domiciles
dorm
dormitory
dwelling
encampment
encamps
enclosure
ensconces
fireside
flophouse
fort
garrison
gibes
habitation
harasses
harbors
harries
hassles
headquarters
hearth
hearthstone
heckles
home
homes
house
houses
housing
hut
imitates
installation
jeers
jibes
jives
joshes
kids
lampoons
lodgement
lodges
lodging
lodging house
lodgment
mimics
mocks
needles
nest
pad
parodies
parrots
pesters
pillories
place
pooh-poohs
poohs
post
prefab
puts down
puts up
quarters
quizzes
quonset hut
rags
rallies
razzes
residence
residency
ribs
rides
ridicules
roof
roofs
rooming house
rooms
roosts
satirizes
scorns
scouts
secures
sheds
shelter
shelters
shoots down
skewers
stables
takes in
targets
taunts
teases
tent
tents
torments
travesties
tweaks
twits

Antonyms for barracks

applauds
approves
commends
ejects
endorses
evicts
indorses
sanctions

Meanings of barracks

noun
1. (chiefly in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.
2. (chiefly in the plural) primitive structure resembling a long shed or barn for (usually temporary) housing or other purposes.
3. (chiefly in the plural) any very plain, monotonous, or ugly large building.
4. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.
5. (usually in the plural) A police station.
6. A group of buildings used by military personnel as housing.
verb
1. To house military personnel; to quarter.
2. To live in barracks.
3. To jeer and heckle; to attempt to disconcert by verbal means.
4. To cheer for or support a team.

Example Sentences

The soldiers slept in the barracks after a long day of training.
Loud laughter echoed from the barracks late at night.
The old barracks were converted into a military museum.
Each section of the barracks was assigned to a different unit.
They marched back to the barracks in perfect formation.

On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to barracks, such as: abode, accommodates, accommodations, apes, applauds, approves, bad-mouths.

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