havenEnglishOxford American Thesaurushaven noun 1 they stopped off in small harbors and havens: anchorage, harbor, port, mooring, roads; cove, inlet, bay, fjord; rare harborage, moorage, roadstead, hithe. 2 a safe haven in times of trouble: refuge, retreat, shelter, sanctuary, asylum, place of safety, place of security, port in a storm, harbor, oasis, sanctum.