Definitions

bastille

[ba-steel, bas-tee-y^uh] / bæˈstil, basˈti yə /

NOUN

cell

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apartment cage chamber cubicle

STRONG

alcove antechamber booth burrow cavity cloister closet compartment coop crib crypt den dungeon hold hole keep lockup nook pen receptacle recess retreat stall tower vault

NOUN

defense

Synonyms

STRONG

aegis armor arms barricade bastion bulwark buttress citadel cover deterrence dike embankment fastness fence fort fortification fortress garrison guard hard shell immunity munitions palisade parapet position protection rampart redoubt resistance safeguard security shelter shield stockade stronghold trench wall ward warfare weaponry weapons

Antonyms

STRONG

harm hurt injury

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

NOUN

fortress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barrier citadel garrison rampart

STRONG

castle fort redoubt

NOUN

jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cell lockup penitentiary prison

STRONG

brig bullpen can clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint pen pound rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

NOUN

pokey

Synonyms

STRONG

brig bullpen can cell clink cooler dungeon inside jailhouse joint keep lockup pen penitentiary pound prison rack reformatory slammer solitary stir stockade

WEAK

black hole detention camp house of correction penal institution up the river

NOUN

prison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confinement jail lockup penitentiary

STRONG

G can clink cooler dungeon guardhouse keep pen reformatory slammer stockade

WEAK

penal institution statesville up the river

VERB

imprison

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehend commit detain hold incarcerate jail lock up remand

STRONG

cage check circumscribe closet constrain curb ice immure impound intern keep limit nab occlude pen restrain stockade trammel

WEAK

bottle up fence in hold captive hold hostage hold in custody keep captive keep in custody lock in put away put behind bars rail in send to prison send up shut in take prisoner

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease free let go liberate release stop

STRONG

aid allow assist help permit

VERB

incarcerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detain imprison jail lock up

STRONG

book cage commit constrain hold immure impound intern railroad restrain restrict settle slough

WEAK

coop up put away put on ice put under lock and key send up the river take away throw book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

STRONG

cancel cease stop

VERB

jail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confine detain hold imprison lock up sentence take away

STRONG

book cage can constrain immure impound prison railroad

WEAK

put away put behind bars put on ice send up throw away the keys throw in dungeon throw the book at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go liberate release

Example Sentences

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The choir won the public vote in Saturday's semi-final, singing Pompeii by Bastille, and will perform in the final alongside golden buzzer winner Celestial and teenager Rafferty Coope, from Hampshire.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Entertaining down to the last minute, the Bastille Opera finally opened its season with a sad-faced functionary who stepped in front of the curtain to tell us that the “Simone Boccanegra” baritone was indisposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Macron notably made Trump the guest of Bastille Day celebrations in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The restaurant is housed at the Consulat Voltaire, an old electricity sub-station turned cultural centre, in the 11th district of Paris near the place de la Bastille.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

In July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille, the hated prison where the king locked up anyone he disliked.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

bastille

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