Synonyms for
Castle
Definition
a large building with thick walls, towers, and a moat, built in the past to protect against attack
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- medieval castle
- stone castle
- royal castle
- old castle
- ancient castle
- castle walls
- castle grounds
- castle ruins
Word family
Usage note
While 'castle' primarily refers to a fortified residence, it can also be used metaphorically to describe a large, imposing building or a place of great security. The verb form 'to castle' is specific to chess.
Example sentences
- The princess lived in a beautiful castle.
- The knight rode his horse to the castle.
- The castle had a big drawbridge to keep enemies out.
- The castle had a secret passage that led to the forest.
- The castle was built on a hill for a better view of the surrounding area.
Quotes
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. At first the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, seeking the bubble reputation even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, in fair round belly with good capon lined, with eyes severe and beard of formal cut, full of wise saws and modern instances; and so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side, his youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide for his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, turning again toward childish treble, pipes and whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, that ends this strange eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside; inside, it is more often his nursery.
I have never seen a greater monster or miracle than myself.