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Synonyms for guard
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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

    Synonyms:
    apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, 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.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. defender

    Submitted by anonymous on May 19, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. guardverb

    Synonyms:
    protect, defend, shield, shelter, keep in safety

  2. guardverb

    Synonyms:
    watch, take care, be cautious, be vigilant

  3. guardnoun

    Synonyms:
    defence, protection, shield, security, bulwark, rampart, ægis, palladium, safeguard

  4. guardnoun

    Synonyms:
    sentinel, sentry, watch, watchman

  5. guardnoun

    Synonyms:
    convoy, escort, conduct, body of defenders

  6. guardnoun

    Synonyms:
    circumspection, care, watchfulness, caution, attention, heed

  7. guardnoun

    Synonyms:
    conductor (of a coach or of a railway train)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  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

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

    Antonyms:
    expose

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How to use guard in a sentence?

  1. Don Lemon:

    We are all safe. And we thank the Coast Guard and law enforcement for stopping this in time.

  2. Marina Ovsyannikova:

    I decided that I would be able to overcome the guard who stands in front of the studio, and stand behind the host. So I moved very quickly and I passed by the security and showed my poster.

  3. Gene Norman:

    While the change in classification is technical, the fact of the matter is it's still a dangerous situation and people in the area should not let their guard down.

  4. Colleen Distin:

    It's very emotional, it kind of caught me off guard.

  5. Kenneth Todorov:

    The worst mistake we could make if the deal happens is to say, 'We can let our guard down,'.


Translations for guard

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  • 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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