RAMPART Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

rampart

noun

Definition of rampart

as in wall

a tall, thick stone or dirt structure that is built around a castle, town, etc., to protect it from attacks

—usually plural The city's ramparts crumbled long ago.

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Recent Examples of rampart With Silverwing airborne, Ormund joins the fight on the ramparts, where Roddy hangs on for the chance to kill him. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 They have been launched from mountains, riverbanks, bridges, medieval ramparts, cathedrals. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The record there shows us a circle of 15-foot-high limestone walls with towers and ramparts on a verdant coastal plain, not a desert city of earth and clay. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026 Gaspare Fossati, the architect best known for restoring Hagia Sophia, renovated the building in the 1840s, while the remains of 13th-century Genoese ramparts still form part of the restaurant walls downstairs. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rampart

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Noun

Then there's that vast lobby with its Neoclassical columns and lush foliage wall by celeb horticulturist Charlie Albone.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
As health officials monitor those in isolation, the Siberian town is waiting to see if the containment walls will hold.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of wall

Noun

Yet the episode also offered evidence of how natural resources provide a bulwark against an adversarial White House.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney embraced making Canada the EU’s first associate member, casting deeper economic, security and political ties with Europe as a bulwark for sovereignty and open markets.

— Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulwark

Noun

Public Works is preparing for 24-hour operations, monitoring low-water crossings, dams, roadways, debris and traffic signals while staging barricades for potential road closures.

— Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2026
There are plenty of barricades built with the explicit goal of keeping certain types of artists from access ing those rooms.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of barricade

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Like every Lucy project, there are also swing-for-the-fences samples, of the kinds of old, viral songs that create communities of nostalgic yearners in their YouTube comments.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Access holders say the fence has created significant problems, including trapping wildlife and diverting water from community irrigation ditches.

— Anna Alejo, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fence

Noun

The 4×4 has also been equipped with a bold body kit that includes a more aggressive front fascia, hood scoop, and even larger fender flares.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
The older Challenger had the perfect proportions, and those front fenders were long and low.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of fender

Noun

Multiple sources said the group has courted Ken Griffin, the billionaire hedge-fund mogul who lives in Miami and this week announced a $3 billion donation to bring a Carnegie Mellon college campus to the city’s Wynwood neighborhood.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Inside the property, police found three bullet holes in a wooden fence obscured by tall hedges.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

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