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safeguarded

ADJECTIVE
defended
Synonyms
STRONG
guarded
WEAK
safe
ADJECTIVE
fail-safe
Synonyms
STRONG
sound
WEAK
covered foolproof protected reliable reliant secure sure
ADJECTIVE
fortified
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barricaded covered guarded protected reinforced secured strengthened walled
STRONG
armed armored bulwarked buttressed entrenched garrisoned manned supported
WEAK
bastioned fortressed strong
Antonyms
WEAK
open unguarded unprotected
ADJECTIVE
protected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covered guaranteed guarded preserved secured sheltered
STRONG
camouflaged cherished defended disguised ensconced fostered harbored shaded
WEAK
cared for immune safe
Antonyms
STRONGEST
exposed
WEAK
insecure susceptible unprotected unsheltered vulnerable weak
ADJECTIVE
safe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intact protected secure
STRONG
okay snug
WEAK
cherished free from danger guarded home free impervious impregnable in safety inviolable invulnerable maintained out of danger out of harm's way preserved safe and sound sheltered shielded sitting pretty tended unassailable undamaged under lock and key under one's wing unharmed unhurt uninjured unmolested unscathed unthreatened vindicated watched
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insecure unprotected
WEAK
dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable
ADJECTIVE
saved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freed released rescued
STRONG
conserved cured defended guarded healed maintained preserved protected reclaimed regenerated salvaged secure
WEAK
safe unthreatened
Antonyms
STRONG
insecure unprotected
WEAK
lost destroyed ruined spent squandered wasted

Example Sentences

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The family also said the apprentice was "not properly safeguarded" by BAE Systems.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

During the service, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in the congregation, the Catholic leader called for "greater room for freedom" and human dignity to be safeguarded.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The executive pointed to China, as well as Japan and South Korea—which both allow the sale of Chinese cars—as examples of countries that successfully safeguarded their domestic auto industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ghosh: Quantum computers need to be safeguarded from ground up.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

We cautiously removed the heavy stone that safeguarded Rosa’s eternal rest and slid the white coffin from its niche.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende