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Etymology
1. refuge
noun. ['ˈrɛfjuːdʒ'] something or someone turned to for assistance or security.
Synonyms
- resort
- shadow
- recourse
Antonyms
- idle
- danger
- urban area
- liability
Etymology
- refuge (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- refugium (Latin)
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Rhymes with Refuge
- deluge
How do you pronounce refuge?
Pronounce refuge as ˈrɛfjuʤ.
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Sentences with refuge
1. Noun, singular or mass
Surviving bison were brought to the refuge to establish a viable herd, where their descendants roam today.
Quotes about refuge
1. Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt.
- Cassandra Clare, City of Bones
2. Women love always: when earth slips from them, they take refuge in heaven.
- George Sand
3. Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.
- Henri Frederic Amiel
2. refuge
noun. ['ˈrɛfjuːdʒ'] a shelter from danger or hardship.
Synonyms
- shelter
- asylum
- harbour
- safe house
- safehold
- harbor
Antonyms
- inactivity
- disservice
- worsen
- act
Etymology
- refuge (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- refugium (Latin)
3. refuge
noun. ['ˈrɛfjuːdʒ'] act of turning to for assistance.
Synonyms
- resort
- aid
- recourse
- assist
- assistance
Antonyms
- insecurity
- divest
- show
- lose
Etymology
- refuge (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- refugium (Latin)
4. refuge
noun. ['ˈrɛfjuːdʒ'] a safe place.
Synonyms
- harborage
- harbourage
- area
- country
Antonyms
- precede
- absence
Etymology
- refuge (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
- refugium (Latin)