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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Notre Dame has produced some outstanding high school guards in the past five years, from Dusty Stromer to Mercy Miller to Angelino Mark, who’s a freshman at Rutgers and showed up Monday night to root for his former teammates.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s an asylum officer on-site, and when we were allowed to attend some of the hearings, we’d have to be accompanied by armed guards.

From Slate

"The EU's civilian mission is on the ground to monitor crossing operations and support Palestinian border guards," she wrote online.

From Barron's

It is so small, delicate and beautiful that he guards it with his life, as he once did for Fang and Mira.

From Salon

The team’s best two players have been guards Jaden McDonald, a transfer from Detroit, and Edward Johnson, who used to be home-schooled.

From Los Angeles Times