Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shelter

2 senses of shelter

Sense 1
shelter -- (provide shelter for; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 2
shelter -- (invest (money) so that it is not taxable)
       => invest, put, commit, place -- (make an investment; "Put money into bonds")

Antonyms of adj sheltered

1 sense of sheltered

Sense 1
sheltered -- (protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor")

INDIRECT (VIA invulnerable) -> vulnerable -- (susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge")

Similarity of adj sheltered

1 sense of sheltered

Sense 1
sheltered -- (protected from danger or bad weather; "a sheltered harbor")
       => invulnerable (vs. vulnerable) -- (immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs")

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