Fence Synonyms and Antonyms

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That which surrounds an enclosure
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. picket-fence
  2. paling
  3. palisade
  4. railing
  5. fencing
  6. wall
  7. barricade
  8. barrier
  9. rail
  10. hedge
  11. wire fence
  12. board fence
  13. electrified fence
  14. barbed-wire fence
  15. bulwark
  16. post-and-rail fence
  17. circumscription
  18. chain-link fence
  19. corral
  20. snake fence
  21. perimeter
  22. Cyclone fence (trademark)
  23. defense
  24. rail fence
  25. enclosure
  26. chain fence
  27. hoarding
  28. stone-wall
  29. hurdle
  30. impalement
  31. balustrade
  32. kraal
  33. paddock
  34. backstop
  35. pale
  36. net
  37. dike
  38. palings
  39. ha-ha
  40. protection
  41. raddle
  42. septum
  43. stockade
  44. windbreak
Material to make an enclosure
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. fencing
  2. barbed-wire
  3. chicken-wire
  4. pickets
  5. woven wire
  6. palings
  7. stakes
  8. grape stakes
  9. posts
  10. rails
  11. boarding
  12. renew contacts
  13. look after one's political interests
  14. solicit votes
  15. politic
  16. uncertain
  17. uncommitted
  18. undecided
  19. neutral
To enclose with a fence
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. fence-in
  2. surround
  3. wall
  4. partition
  5. encircle
  6. palisade
  7. corral
Antonyms:
  1. uncoop
  2. release
  3. set-free
A receiver of stolen goods
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. accomplice; front
  2. front-man
  3. drop
  4. dump
  5. family-man
  6. uncle
  7. swagman
To surround or enclose with a fence or other barrier.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. enclose
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. fenced

Words Related to Fence

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. include
  2. free
  3. chain-link
  4. bollard
  5. wire-mesh
  6. kerb
  7. stile
  8. roadway
  9. trellis

Fence Sentence Examples

  • There was no riding the fence on this one.

  • Josh was in his field digging fence post holes when she passed.

  • The men finished the fence and the goats are running in the south hills.

  • Maybe that was why he wanted to check the fence line.

  • As soon as the mother entered the house, he pocketed the phone, scaled the fence at a low corner, crossed to the surprised boy in a few steps, and placed a rag over his face.

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