Synonyms for Safeguard
ˈseɪfˌgɑrdsafe·guard

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1. safeguard

   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.

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

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

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

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1. safeguard

   Synonyms:
   security, protection

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1. 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

2. safe-conduct, safeguardverb

   a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

   Synonyms:
   safe-conduct, guard, precaution, safeguard

3. safeguardverb

   make safe

4. safeguardverb

   escort safely

Matched Categories

1. • Escort
   • Protect

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1. safeguardnoun

   Synonyms:
   defence, protection, security, bulwark, palladium

2. safeguardnoun

   Synonyms:
   convoy, escort, safe conduct

3. safeguardnoun

   Synonyms:
   pass, passport

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1. safeguardnoun

   Synonyms:
   defense, security, palladium, protection, convoy, guard, passport

2. safeguardverb

   Synonyms:
   guard, defend, protect, shield

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1. List of paraphrases for "safeguard":

   safeguarding, protect, preserve, protection, guarantee, safeguards, ensure, defend, saving, preserving, preservation, sauvegarde, maintain, protecting, back-up, protective, save, uphold, secure, maintaining, maintenance, guarantees, backup

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How to use Safeguard in a sentence?

1. The BIA:

   BIA respects tribal sovereignty and supports tribal self-determination, accordingly, we seek to work closely with our tribal partners to safeguard the rights of both tribes and individuals.

2. President Tsai:

   The recent situation in Ukraine proves that, in addition to international support and assistance, it boils down to the unity of our people to safeguard our country, this training mission implements the spirit of all-out defense.

3. George Orwell, 1984 Book 3, Chapter 3:

   Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship. The object of persecution is persecution. The object of torture is torture. The object of power is power.

4. Luo Baoming:

   If it can be said that that we want to safeguard China's rights and interest in the South China Sea, fishermen, because they have been living and surviving on fishing for the past thousand years, have been proof of our rights and interests.

5. Carvalho Resende:

   We hope to really trigger climate action, to safeguard these jewels that are World Heritage sites, these are laboratories for environmental changes as a whole, not only related to climate but also biodiversity. We want to facilitate dialogues with the key stakeholders to actually fund and provide some sustainable investments to World Heritage sites.