guards

NOUN

protector

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defender escort warden

STRONG

bouncer chaperon chaperone chaser custodian guardian lookout picket sentinel sentry shepherd shield ward watch

WEAK

convoyer watchperson

NOUN

defense

Synonyms

STRONG

aegis armament armor buffer bulwark pad protection rampart safeguard screen security shield ward

Antonyms

STRONG

harm hurt injury

VERB

protect, watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover defend escort keep look after observe oversee patrol preserve safeguard secure shield supervise

STRONG

attend baby-sit bulwark chaperon chaperone conduct convoy fend lookout mind police save screen shelter shepherd shotgun stonewall superintend tend

WEAK

cover up keep an eye on keep in view keep under surveillance ride shotgun for see after

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert endanger forget give up harm hurt ignore injure lay bare leave let go lose neglect uncover

STRONG

disregard

Example Sentences

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Previous deportees were held in secret at a military base outside Accra by armed guards.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The titular character, Cecil Dreeme, a gentle painter who lives upstairs from Robert, guards a dark secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In CPB’s Big Bend Sector project, for example, contractors were ultimately required to install cattle fencing and cattle guards — something Posillico’s lawsuit contends was not what the government originally asked of potential contractors.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

He offered training for volunteers at other nearby mosques that might not have the funds to hire guards.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

When we reached the castle, the guards saluted them and opened the gates.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff