Synonyms for harbor

verb

1. To protect

   shelter, provide refuge, secure; see defend 2.

2. To consider

   entertain, cherish, regard; see consider 1.

3. To keep hidden

   suppress, withhold, hold back; see hide 1.

noun

1. A place of refuge

   refuge, retreat, sanctuary; see shelter.

2. A port

   anchorage, haven, roadstead, pier, breakwater, landing place, navigable bay, arm of the sea, harborage, inlet, jetty, embankment, wharf, mole; see also dock 1.