parapet

The word “parapet” has 3 syllables: par-a-pet

It's pronounced as /ˈpær.ə.pɛt/


What is synonym and antonym for parapet?

In the thesaurus, “parapet” has 33 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for parapet

  • alcazar
  • barricade
  • barrier
  • bastion
  • battlement
  • blockhouse
  • breastwork
  • buffet
  • bulwark
  • bunker
  • buttress
  • casbah
  • castle
  • citadel
  • defense
  • dugout
  • earthwork
  • embankment
  • embattlement
  • fastness
  • fort
  • fortification
  • fortress
  • garrison house
  • hold
  • kasbah
  • partition
  • protection
  • protective wall
  • rampart
  • redoubt
  • safeguard
  • stronghold

Antonyms for parapet

  • harm
  • hurt
  • injury
  • opening

Meanings of parapet

  • noun
    1. A low protective wall.
    2. Part of a perimeter that extends above the roof.
    3. A fortification consisting of a wall.

Example Sentences

  • The soldiers took cover behind the parapet during the battle to shield themselves from enemy fire.
  • She leaned over the parapet to get a better view of the bustling street below.
  • The ancient castle featured a beautifully carved parapet that added to its historical charm.
  • During the renovation, they reinforced the parapet to ensure it met modern safety standards.
  • The architect designed a parapet that not only provided safety but also enhanced the building's aesthetic appeal.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to parapet, such as: alcazar, barricade, barrier, bastion, battlement, blockhouse, breastwork.

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

Related Words

earthwork

  • arroyo
  • bank
  • barrage
  • barricade
  • barrier
  • bastion
  • battlement
  • block
  • blockhouse
  • breakwater
  • breastwork
  • buffer
  • bulwark
  • canal
  • castle
  • channel
  • citadel
  • consolidation
  • cut
  • dam
  • defense
  • depression
  • dike
  • ditch
  • drain
  • drill
  • dugout
  • elevation
  • embankment
  • embattlement
  • entrenchment
  • excavation
  • fastness
  • fence
  • floodgate
  • fort
  • fortress
  • fosse
  • foxhole
  • furrow
  • garrison
  • gorge
  • guard
  • gulch
  • gully
  • gutter
  • head
  • hill
  • hollow
  • jetty
  • keep
  • levee
  • lock
  • main
  • milldam
  • moat
  • mound
  • outpost
  • parapet
  • pit
  • preparation
  • presidio
  • protection
  • rampart
  • reinforcement
  • ridge
  • rut
  • seawall
  • security
  • sink
  • sluice
  • stank
  • stockade
  • strengthening
  • stronghold
  • support
  • trough
  • tube
  • vallation
  • wall
  • waterway
  • weir

kasbah

rampart

wall

  • aegis
  • ammunition
  • arm
  • armament
  • armor
  • avert
  • bank
  • bar
  • barricade
  • barrier
  • battle
  • beset
  • besiege
  • block
  • blockade
  • buckler
  • buffer
  • bulwark
  • bumper
  • chain
  • circle
  • circumscribe
  • clog
  • close in
  • compass
  • conserve
  • constraint
  • contend
  • cover
  • crimp
  • curb
  • cushion
  • dam
  • defend
  • defense
  • deterrent
  • drag
  • egis
  • embankment
  • embarrassment
  • embrace
  • encircle
  • enclose
  • enclosure
  • encompass
  • encumbrance
  • entrench
  • environ
  • facade
  • fastness
  • fence
  • fend
  • fender
  • fetter
  • fight
  • forfend
  • fort
  • fortification
  • fortress
  • gird
  • girdle
  • guard
  • handicap
  • hedge
  • hindrance
  • hobble
  • hurdle
  • impediment
  • inclose
  • inhibition
  • interference
  • intrench
  • invest
  • keep
  • let
  • levee
  • limitation
  • manacle
  • munitions
  • obstacle
  • obstruction
  • oppose
  • pad
  • pale
  • paling
  • palisade
  • panel
  • paneling
  • parapet
  • partition
  • picket
  • preserve
  • prevent
  • protect
  • protection
  • rampart
  • resist
  • restraint
  • restriction
  • retainer
  • ring
  • roadblock
  • safeguard
  • save
  • screen
  • secure
  • security
  • shield
  • side
  • snag
  • stockade
  • stop
  • stronghold
  • stumbling block
  • surface
  • surround
  • swarm
  • trammel
  • war
  • ward
  • weapon
  • weaponry
  • withstand
  • wreathe

walls

  • aegises
  • ammunitions
  • armaments
  • armors
  • arms
  • averts
  • bank
  • bar
  • barricade
  • barricades
  • barrier
  • barriers
  • bars
  • battles
  • besets
  • besieges
  • block
  • blockade
  • blocks
  • bucklers
  • buffers
  • bulwark
  • bulwarks
  • bumpers
  • chains
  • circles
  • circumscribes
  • clogs
  • closes in
  • compasses
  • conserves
  • constraints
  • contends
  • covers
  • crimps
  • curb
  • curbs
  • cushions
  • dam
  • dams
  • defends
  • defenses
  • deterrents
  • drags
  • egises
  • embankment
  • embarrassments
  • embraces
  • encircles
  • encloses
  • enclosure
  • encompasses
  • encumbrances
  • entrenches
  • environs
  • facade
  • fence
  • fences
  • fenders
  • fends
  • fetters
  • fights
  • forfends
  • fortification
  • fortresses
  • forts
  • girdles
  • girds
  • guards
  • handicaps
  • hedges
  • hindrance
  • hindrances
  • hobbles
  • hurdle
  • hurdles
  • impediment
  • impediments
  • incloses
  • inhibitions
  • interferences
  • intrenches
  • invests
  • keeps
  • lets
  • levee
  • limitation
  • manacles
  • munitions
  • obstacles
  • obstructions
  • opposes
  • pads
  • pales
  • palings
  • palisade
  • palisades
  • panel
  • paneling
  • parapet
  • partition
  • pickets
  • preserves
  • prevents
  • protections
  • protects
  • rampart
  • ramparts
  • resists
  • restraints
  • restriction
  • retainer
  • rings
  • roadblock
  • roadblocks
  • safeguards
  • saves
  • screen
  • screens
  • secures
  • securities
  • shackles
  • shields
  • side
  • snags
  • stockade
  • stop
  • stops
  • strongholds
  • stumbling blocks
  • surface
  • surrounds
  • swarms
  • trammels
  • wards
  • wars
  • weaponries
  • weapons
  • withstands
  • wreathes

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