All fastness synonyms
fast·ness
F f noun fastness
- haste — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- rapidity — a rapid state or quality; quickness; celerity.
- stronghold — a well-fortified place; fortress.
- fortress — a large fortified place; a fort or group of forts, often including a town; citadel.
- castle — A castle is a large building with thick, high walls. Castles were built by important people, such as kings, in former times, especially for protection during wars and battles.
- citadel — In the past, a citadel was a strong building in or near a city, where people could shelter for safety.
- refuge — shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- redoubt — Mount, an active volcano in S Alaska, on the Alaska Peninsula: highest peak in the Aleutian Range. 10,197 feet (3108 meters).
- swiftness — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.