Antonyms for GUARD
gɑrdguard

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1. guardnoun

   Synonyms:
   fender

2. guardnoun

   A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.

   The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.

   Synonyms:
   protection

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1. guard

   The weak may speak or act in defense of the strong; none but the powerful can assure others of protection. A defense is ordinarily against actual attack; protection is against possible as well as actual dangers. We speak of defense against an assault, protection from the cold. Vindication is a triumphant defense of character and conduct against charges of error or wrong. Compare APOLOGY.

   Antonyms:
   abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

   Synonyms:
   apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

   Preposition:
   Defense against assault or assailants; in law, defense to an action, from the testimony.

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Basketball Player
   • Defender
   • Device
   • Lineman
   • Measure
   • Military Unit
   • Posture
   • Protect
   • Watch

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1. guardnoun

   a person who keeps watch over something or someone

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

2. guardnoun

   the person who plays that position on a football team

   "the left guard was injured on the play"

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

3. guard, safety, safety devicenoun

   a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

   Synonyms:
   prophylactic, sentry go, condom, guard duty, safety, precaution, safe, guard, safeguard, sentry duty, refuge, rubber, base hit, safety device

4. guardnoun

   a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

   "keep your guard up"

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

5. guardnoun

   the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

6. guardnoun

   a military unit serving to protect some place or person

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

7. precaution, safeguard, guardnoun

   a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

   "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, precaution, care, caution, safeguard, sentry duty, forethought, guard, sentry go, safe-conduct, safety device

8. guard duty, guard, sentry duty, sentry gonoun

   the duty of serving as a sentry

   "he was on guard that night"

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, precaution, safeguard, sentry duty, guard, sentry go, safety device

9. guardnoun

   (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

   "guards must be good blockers"

   Synonyms:
   guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

10. guardverb

    a position on a basketball team

    Synonyms:
    guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry duty

11. guardverb

    to keep watch over

    "there would be men guarding the horses"

    Synonyms:
    ward, defend, hold

12. guard, wardverb

    watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

    "guard my possessions while I'm away"

    Synonyms:
    ward, guard, defend, hold

13. defend, guard, holdverb

    protect against a challenge or attack

    "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"

    Synonyms:
    fight, book, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, take hold, bind, deem, hold up, arrest, guard, take, have, concord, check, make, fend for, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, oppose, keep, obligate, ward, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, accommodate, represent, curb, defend, fight back, confine, have got, restrain, withstand, agree, hold in, halt, contain, obtain, maintain, fight down, oblige, concur, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, hold, declare, champion, bear

14. guardverb

    take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

    "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"

    Synonyms:
    ward, defend, hold

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1. guardnoun

   Synonyms:
   guardsman, watch, watchman, sentinel, patrol, sentry, picket, convoy, escort, body-guard, defense, protection, shield, safeguard, bulwark, armor, attention, heed, watch, circumspection

   Associated words:
   cordon

2. guardverb

   Antonyms:
   expose

   Synonyms:
   protect, defend, shield, shelter, fortify, preserve

How to use GUARD in a sentence?

1. Captain Jim Jenkins:

   A decision to suspend searching without finding survivors is extremely difficult given the depth of its impact and I know I speak for the entire Coast Guard when I say our thoughts and prayers are with Marine Corps helicopter squadron and particularly with families and loved ones of those missing.

2. Virgil:

   Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere.

3. Leah Greenbaum:

   As a mother, you’re constantly on guard, you don’t sleep, we have a video intercom to watch her, but there’s no warning when she’s going to seizure.

4. Dr. Jose P. Rizal:

   Fame to be sweet must resound in the ears of those we love, in the atmosphere of the land that will guard our ashes. Fame should hover over our tomb to warm with its heat the chill of death, so that we may not be completely reduced to nothingness, that something of us may survive! (Noli Me Tangere)

5. Christi Carrano:

   As safe as they try to be, if they let their guard down for one second, these tragedieshappen.

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