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guard against

VERB
beware
Synonyms
STRONGEST
heed take care
STRONG
attend avoid mind notice shun
WEAK
be cautious be wary keep eyes open keep on one's toes keep one's distance look out mind p's and q's refrain from steer clear of take heed walk on eggs watch one's step watch out
Antonyms
STRONG
disregard face ignore meet neglect
WEAK
court invite risk take on
VERB
defend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contend fight fight for guard hold maintain oppose preserve prevent resist safeguard secure shield uphold
STRONG
avert battle bulwark cherish conserve cover entrench espouse fortify foster garrison hedge house insure mine nourish save screen shelter sustain war watch withstand
WEAK
beat off care for fend off hold at bay keep safe look after panoply provide sanctuary repel danger stave off take in ward off watch over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon desert endanger give up harm hurt ignore injure let go lose neglect support surrender
STRONG
forsake make peace
WEAK
attack leave quit relinquish renounce resign

Example Sentences

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YouTube is offering Hollywood celebrities and entertainers a free detection tool to help combat their deepfakes, expanding the Google-owned video platform's efforts to guard against AI-driven impersonations.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The authors of the Constitution, having thrown off a king, debated at length how to guard against a power-crazed president.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

They said the proposal "does not sufficiently guard against coercion or protect the most vulnerable people in our society".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“What we need to guard against is that higher energy prices start to spread to other goods and services and become ongoing, persistent inflation,” said Rogers in remarks delivered Thursday in Brandon, Manitoba.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I’ve got to guard against the natural tendency to look down on them now that I have surpassed them.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes