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Synonyms for guard
gɑrdguard
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Wiktionary
guardnoun
Synonyms:
fenderguardnoun
A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
The motorcycle mechanic removed the damaged chain guard.
Synonyms:
protection
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Synonyms:
apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindicationAntonyms:
abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrenderPreposition:
Defense against assault or assailants; in law, defense to an action, from the testimony.
Princeton's WordNet
guardnoun
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
Synonyms:
guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry dutyguardnoun
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 dutyguard, safety, safety devicenoun
a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
Synonyms:
prophylactic, sentry go, condom, guard duty, safety, precaution, safe, safeguard, sentry duty, refuge, rubber, base hit, safety deviceguardnoun
a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
"keep your guard up"
Synonyms:
guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry dutyguardnoun
the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
Synonyms:
guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry dutyguardnoun
a military unit serving to protect some place or person
Synonyms:
guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry dutyprecaution, 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, sentry go, safe-conduct, safety deviceguard 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, sentry go, safety deviceguardnoun
(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 dutyguardverb
a position on a basketball team
Synonyms:
guard duty, safety, sentry go, safeguard, precaution, safety device, sentry dutyguardverb
to keep watch over
"there would be men guarding the horses"
guard, wardverb
watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
"guard my possessions while I'm away"
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, 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, bearguardverb
take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
"guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
Editors Contribution
defender
Dictionary of English Synonymes
guardverb
Synonyms:
protect, defend, shield, shelter, keep in safetyguardverb
Synonyms:
watch, take care, be cautious, be vigilantguardnoun
Synonyms:
defence, protection, shield, security, bulwark, rampart, ægis, palladium, safeguardguardnoun
guardnoun
Synonyms:
convoy, escort, conduct, body of defendersguardnoun
Synonyms:
circumspection, care, watchfulness, caution, attention, heedguardnoun
Synonyms:
conductor (of a coach or of a railway train)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
guardnoun
Synonyms:
guardsman, watch, watchman, sentinel, patrol, sentry, picket, convoy, escort, body-guard, defense, protection, shield, safeguard, bulwark, armor, attention, heed, watch, circumspectionAssociated words:
cordonguardverb
Synonyms:
protect, defend, shield, shelter, fortify, preserveAntonyms:
expose
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "guard":
guards, guardia, custody, garde, guardsmen, keeper, guarding, custodian, keep, warden, on-call, guardian, keeps, garda, haris, watchkeeping, care, goalkeeper, custodial, coastguard, custodianship, guardhouse, saver, safekeeping, bodyguard, guardsman, vigilance, janitor, caretaker, watchman, warder, day-care, retains, watch
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How to use guard in a sentence?
Energy and( Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) sanctions from April and May provoked a very powerful Iranian response and tipped this confrontation and tensions into a more military sphere. Now the pressure levers are military pressure levers, so the key parties in the escalation relationship are the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and The US military.
It is difficult for the new Marcos administration to justify accommodating Beijing’s policy preferences when previous attempts at doing so by the previous government were not reciprocated, beijing’s continued bullying, like we saw in the case of the China Coast Guard blinding Philippines Coast Guard sailors with a laser (recently), has only helped to make the case for a stronger alliance.
State Department spokesman Mark Toner:
We have made great progress towards making our posts safer since 2012, … Our implementation efforts include work to expand the corps of Diplomatic Security personnel, enhance interagency coordination to address threat information, expand the Marine Security Guard program, and accelerate projects to build and upgrade secure facilities.
We’re really concerned that this could catch people off guard, we need people to listen to weather warnings in their area.
The acts of Chinese Coast Guard are illegal.
Translations for guard
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- حرس, حارسArabic
- qorumaqAzerbaijani
- guarda, escortaCatalan, Valencian
- a'adahiChamorro
- stráž, střežitCzech
- vagt, livvagt, afskærmning, skærm, holde vagt, bevogteDanish
- Wächter, Schutz, schützenGerman
- φύλακας, φρουρός, φρουρά, προστασία, σκοπός, προφύλαξη, αμυντικός, φρουρώGreek
- gardiEsperanto
- guarda, guardia, bloque, vanguardia, tapador, protector, custodiar, guardar, vigilarSpanish
- پاسبان, گاردPersian
- puolustaja, suojus, vartio, vartija, turvata, vahtia, varoa, vartioida, suojata, puolustaa, [[olla]] [[varuillaan]], reunustaa, sitoaFinnish
- garde, gardien, arrière, protection, défense, garderFrench
- gardaIrish
- geàrd, freiceadanScottish Gaelic
- מִשְׁמָר, שׁוֹמֵר, שָׁמַרHebrew
- őrHungarian
- պահակ, պահապանArmenian
- penjagaIndonesian
- vörðurIcelandic
- guardia, custodire, proteggereItalian
- שומרHebrew
- 監視者, 衛兵, ガード, 守るJapanese
- 가드Korean
- custodio, teneo, defendo, praesidiumLatin
- sargs, sardze, sargātLatvian
- vaktNorwegian
- lijfwacht, wacht, bewaker, bewakenDutch
- vaktNorwegian Nynorsk
- haʼasídíNavajo, Navaho
- strażnik, chronićPolish
- guarda, proteger, guardar, defenderPortuguese
- pază, apărare, apăratoare, paznic, gardian, păzitor, gardă, protecție, feri, păzi, protejaRomanian
- стражник, страж, стража, охрана, конвоир, кожух, предохранитель, часовой, караульный, охранник, сторож, охранять, сторожить, беречь, караулитьRussian
- čuvar, stražarSerbo-Croatian
- branilec, stražar, stražaSlovene
- vakt, vakta, bevakaSwedish
- walinzi, askari, mlinziSwahili
- guwardiya, guwardiyahanTagalog
- охоро́нець, ва́рта, охоро́на, захисни́к, гва́рдіяUkrainian
- היטןYiddish
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