Advanced and Proficiency Vocabulary for Exams(e.g.GRE, Banks, Civil Services, SAT / LSAT). For IELTS/TOEFL, and everyday spoken vocabulary, go to our Spoken Vocabulary Database.
A ‘bulwark’ in a literal sense is a solid wall-like structure built for protection or defence. It is more commonly used in a figurative sense to refer to something that offers strong fortification or support against something dangerous or unpleasant. Often encountered in relation to politics or legal matters.
Exam DB | Spoken DB | Other | |
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Synonyms | parapet, palisade, bastion, | ||
Antonyms | deficiency, imperil, infirmity, |
The newly passed legislation provides citizens with a necessary bulwark against online data theft.
This country’s ingrained democratic principles stand as a bulwark against the potential rise of an authoritarian or totalitarian regime.
We established our base on high ground as the terrain provided a natural bulwark against enemy attacks.