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fence

[fens] / fɛns /
NOUN
barrier used to enclose a piece of land
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bar barbed wire barricade block dike net rail railing roadblock wall
STRONG
backstop balustrade boards chains defense guard hedge paling palisade pickets posts rampart shield stakes stockade stop
Antonyms
STRONGEST
opening
VERB
enclose or separate an area
Synonyms
STRONGEST
encircle
STRONG
bound cage circumscribe confine coop corral defend fortify girdle guard hedge hem immure mew pen protect rail restrict secure surround wall
WEAK
mure
Antonyms
STRONG
attack free harm hurt injure let go loose release set free
WEAK
face meet uncoop
VERB
dodge; beat around the bush
Synonyms
STRONG
avoid baffle cavil duck equivocate evade feint foil hedge maneuver outwit parry prevaricate quibble shift shirk sidestep stonewall tergiversate
Antonyms
STRONG
abet aid assist face help meet
WEAK
release set free uncoop

Example Sentences

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Seeing a scan with calcification can help sway patients on the fence, many of whom are hesitant to take medications like statins, says Khan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Some observers yelled at staffers and got in the face of Cathy Darling Allen, the longtime registrar, who installed a 7-foot metal fence to keep them at bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Ed, an architect, recommended Gil put up a fence.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

“People who were on the fence about booking a cruise are hitting ‘pause.’

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

I made it to the top of the fence in pretty good shape, then something went wrong.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.