Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > A Synonyms of asylum Find synonyms for: Noun 1. refuge, sanctuary, asylum, shelter usage: a shelter from danger or hardship 2. mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum, hospital, infirmary usage: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of asylum (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spurious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language