shields

NOUN

protection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

armor buffer bulwark safeguard shelter

STRONG

absorber aegis armament buckler bumper cover defense escutcheon guard mail rampart screen security ward

VERB

protect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover defend safeguard shelter ward off

STRONG

bulwark chamber fend guard harbor haven house roof screen secure shotgun stonewall

WEAK

cover all bases cover up give cover give shelter go to bat for ride shotgun take under one's wing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon lay bare reveal uncover

STRONG

disregard ignore

WEAK

endanger open

Example Sentences

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Unified welterweight world champion Lauren Price is in talks with Claressa Shields over a fight in 2026.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Big Game James” and his wife, photographer Ryane Shields, spent multiple years designing and building the house just north of San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

So when he and his wife, photographer Ryane Shields, decided to build a California home in 2018, they were amused to discover that the lot they selected was shaped like a baseball diamond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The Principality Stadium, formerly the Millennium Stadium, staged six Community Shields between 2001 and 2006 while the new-look Wembley was under construction.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Her freedmen were represented by the captains of the three companies she had formed—Mollono Yos Dob of the Stalwart Shields, Symon Stripeback of the Free Brothers, Marselen! the Mother’s Men.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin