refuge
/ˈɹɛfjuːd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables
Refuge means: something or someone turned to for assistance or security.
Synonyms for refuge9
noun, as in something or someone turned to for assistance or security
noun, as in act of turning to for assistance
noun, as in a safe place
What does refuge mean?4
noun
1
something or someone turned to for assistance or security“his only recourse was the police”
2
a shelter from danger or hardship
3
act of turning to for assistance“have recourse to the courts”
4
a safe place“He ran to safety”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Refuge in a sentence
- Loneliness may be a burden for some, but a refuge for others.samir_t
- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Beshir
- Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds.unknown
- We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.CK
- Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.Dejo
- We took refuge in a cave and waited for the storm to pass.darinmex
- Ambition is the last refuge of the failure.inastar
- Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative.inastar
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of refuge
as a noun
- plural
- refuges