Synonyms for fence

noun

1. That which surrounds an enclosure

   barricade, barrier, rail, railing, wall, picket fence, wire fence, board fence, electrified fence, barbed-wire fence, post-and-rail fence, chain-link fence, snake fence, Cyclone fence (trademark), rail fence, chain fence, stone wall, hedge, paling, balustrade, palisade, backstop, net, dike, ha-ha.

2. Material to make an enclosure

   fencing, barbed wire, chicken wire, pickets, woven wire, palings, stakes, grape stakes, posts, rails, boarding.

3. A receiver of stolen goods

   accomplice; front, front man, drop*, dump*, family man*, uncle*, swagman*.

mend one's fences*

on the fence*

verb

1. To enclose with a fence

   surround, encircle, corral; see enclose 1.

2. To avoid giving a direct reply

   hedge, parry, dodge, sidestep; see evade 1.