HARBOR Synonyms: 163 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhär-bər

as in port

a part of a body of water protected and deep enough to be a place of safety for ships the tanker stayed in Boston harbor three days to undergo repairs

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as in refuge

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger seeking a harbor from the drenching rain, we unfortunately chose a bank where a robbery was taking place

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verb

as in to have

to keep in one's mind or heart he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had high-handedly fired him without cause

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as in to house

to provide with living quarters or shelter the woods in our suburb harbor deer, foxes, raccoons, and skunks

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eject
evict

as in to shelter

to be or provide a shelter for the little cabin is harbored from the wind by a thick growth of pines

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expose

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Recent Examples of harbor

Noun

Maintaining a payment schedule and ensuring safe harbor payments are made is key to avoiding these issues. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 The clang of hammers mixed with bird calls drifted up from the harbor. —

Peggy Orenstein, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025

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Beloved 'rez dogs' can harbor ticks High season is typically in the spring and summer, though the ticks bite year-round. —

Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 Over the past year, Lewis has made disruptive changes to The Post and been accused of harboring hostility toward the newsroom. —

Brian Stelter, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for harbor

Recent Examples of Synonyms for harbor

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His boat was a half mile off the port of Bermagui in New South Wales when sonar used for finding fish picked up the image.

— Mark Price, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
To get around opposition to new ports, Republicans during Trump’s first term considered but never acted on a plan to use West Coast military bases or other federal properties as fossil fuel export sites.

— Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025