garrisoned

The word “garrisoned” has 3 syllables: gar-ri-soned

It's pronounced as /ˈɡærɪsənd/


What is synonym and antonym for garrisoned?

In the thesaurus, “garrisoned” has 63 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for garrisoned

  • armed
  • armored
  • assailed
  • assaulted
  • attacked
  • barricaded
  • bastioned
  • battled
  • beleaguered
  • beset
  • besieged
  • blockaded
  • bulwarked
  • buttressed
  • charged
  • combated
  • combatted
  • conquered
  • covered
  • crushed
  • despoiled
  • dominated
  • encroached
  • entrenched
  • fortressed
  • fought
  • guarded
  • harassed
  • infringed
  • invaded
  • invested
  • looted
  • manned
  • marauded
  • occupied
  • overcame
  • overpowered
  • overran
  • overwhelmed
  • pillaged
  • plundered
  • protected
  • raided
  • ransacked
  • ravaged
  • reinforced
  • rushed
  • sacked
  • safeguarded
  • secured
  • stormed
  • strengthened
  • stripped
  • stript
  • strong
  • struck
  • subdued
  • subjected
  • subjugated
  • supported
  • trespassed
  • vanquished
  • walled

Antonyms for garrisoned

  • defended
  • defied
  • guarded
  • open
  • opposed
  • protected
  • repelled
  • resisted
  • safeguarded
  • shielded
  • unguarded
  • unprotected
  • warded
  • withstood

Meanings of garrisoned

  • verb
    1. To assign troops to a military post.
    2. To convert into a military fort.
    3. To occupy with troops.

Example Sentences

  • The fortress was garrisoned with troops to defend against potential attacks.
  • During the conflict, several small towns were garrisoned by the enemy forces.
  • The military garrisoned the area to ensure security during the peace talks.
  • The remote outpost was strategically garrisoned to control the surrounding region.
  • Historical records show that the city was garrisoned by both sides throughout the siege.

On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to garrisoned, such as: armed, armored, assailed, assaulted, attacked, barricaded, bastioned.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

raided

  • ambuscaded
  • ambushed
  • assailed
  • assaulted
  • attacked
  • barraged
  • battered
  • battled
  • beat up on
  • beleaguered
  • beset
  • besieged
  • blitzed
  • blockaded
  • bombarded
  • bombed
  • buffeted
  • bum-rushed
  • bushwhacked
  • cannonaded
  • cannoned
  • charged
  • combated
  • combatted
  • conquered
  • crushed
  • despoiled
  • dominated
  • encroached
  • enveloped
  • flanked
  • flew at
  • forayed
  • fought
  • garrisoned
  • harassed
  • harried
  • infringed
  • invaded
  • invested
  • lit into
  • looted
  • marauded
  • mobbed
  • mugged
  • nuked
  • occupied
  • overcame
  • overpowered
  • overran
  • overwhelmed
  • pillaged
  • pitched into
  • plastered
  • plundered
  • pressed
  • ransacked
  • ravaged
  • robbed
  • rounded on
  • rushed
  • sacked
  • set at
  • set on
  • set upon
  • sicced
  • sicked
  • stormed
  • stripped
  • stript
  • struck
  • subdued
  • subjected
  • subjugated
  • surprised
  • surprized
  • swarmed
  • tore into
  • trashed
  • trespassed
  • vanquished
  • waylaid
  • went at

safeguarded

  • armed
  • armored
  • averted
  • barricaded
  • bastioned
  • battled
  • buffered
  • bulletproof
  • bulwarked
  • buttressed
  • camouflaged
  • cared for
  • cherished
  • conserved
  • contended
  • covered
  • cured
  • defendable
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  • defensible
  • disguised
  • ensconced
  • entrenched
  • fenced
  • fended
  • foolproof
  • forfended
  • fortressed
  • fostered
  • fought
  • free from danger
  • freed
  • garrisoned
  • guaranteed
  • guarded
  • harbored
  • healed
  • home free
  • immune
  • impervious
  • impregnable
  • in safety
  • indomitable
  • intact
  • invincible
  • inviolable
  • invulnerable
  • kept
  • maintained
  • manned
  • okay
  • opposed
  • out of danger
  • palisaded
  • picketed
  • preserved
  • prevented
  • protected
  • reclaimed
  • regenerated
  • reinforced
  • released
  • reliable
  • reliant
  • rescued
  • resisted
  • safe
  • safe and sound
  • salvaged
  • saved
  • screened
  • secure
  • secured
  • shaded
  • sheltered
  • shielded
  • sitting pretty
  • snug
  • sound
  • stood up for
  • strengthened
  • strong
  • supported
  • sure
  • tenable
  • tended
  • unassailable
  • unbeatable
  • unconquerable
  • undamaged
  • under lock and key
  • unharmed
  • unhurt
  • uninjured
  • unmolested
  • unscathed
  • unthreatened
  • untouchable
  • vindicated
  • walled
  • warded
  • warred
  • watched
  • withstood

walled

  • armed
  • armored
  • averted
  • barricaded
  • bastioned
  • battled
  • belted
  • beset
  • besieged
  • bordered
  • boundaried
  • buffered
  • bulwarked
  • buttressed
  • circled
  • circumscribed
  • closed in
  • compassed
  • conserved
  • contended
  • contiguous
  • covered
  • defended
  • defined
  • definite
  • delimited
  • determinate
  • edged
  • embraced
  • encircled
  • enclosed
  • encompassed
  • entrenched
  • enveloped
  • environed
  • fenced
  • fended
  • finite
  • flanked
  • forfended
  • fortressed
  • fought
  • fringed
  • garrisoned
  • girded
  • girdled
  • girt
  • guarded
  • hedged
  • hog-tied
  • inclosed
  • intrenched
  • invested
  • kept
  • limitary
  • manned
  • opposed
  • palisaded
  • picketed
  • preserved
  • prevented
  • protected
  • reinforced
  • resisted
  • restricted
  • rimmed
  • ringed
  • safeguarded
  • saved
  • screened
  • secured
  • shielded
  • strengthened
  • strong
  • supported
  • surrounded
  • swarmed
  • warded
  • warred
  • withstood
  • wreathed

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