Guarded synonyms
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To stay awake and alert at night; care for or guard something at night
Circumspect is defined as cautious and unwilling to take risks.
Paying attention; observant
safe (related)
Free from danger or injury; undamaged or unhurt:
careful (related)
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:
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Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
unsuspicious (antonym)
Not suspicious
incautious (antonym)
Not cautious; rash.
careless (antonym)
Unstudied or effortless:
unwatchful (antonym)
Not watchful
The definition of restrained is someone or something that is held back, reserved or subtle.
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To stop the movement or progress of:
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
To protect, to defend.
To shelter is defined as to provide protection or cover.
To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
To control, protect, or keep orderly with or as police or a similar force
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Patrol is defined as to regularly guard an area.
To be concerned or troubled; care:
To gather, keep, or drive (animals) in a herd.
To station troops in (a fortified place) for its defense
To give emotional, moral, or mental strength to; encourage:
To watch over and manage; supervise; superintend
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To direct or instruct in a certain manner:
To oversee; supervise
To watch attentively:
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To protect or guard
To ward off. Often used with off:
ignored (antonym)
Ignore is defined as to deliberately disregard, or to avoid noticing.
forgotten (antonym)
To forget things; be forgetful
disregarded (antonym)
exposed (antonym)
To allow to be seen; disclose; reveal; exhibit; display
forsaken (antonym)
The definition of forsake is to abandon or to give up something.
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neglected (antonym)
To fail to care for or attend to properly:
guardedly (related)
reassuring (related)
non-committal (related)
overcautious
Excessively cautious.
Full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary
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Respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.
Suspicious or distrustful; wary:
Arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others
Made, done, proposed, etc. experimentally or provisionally; not definite or final
Wary is defined as watchful or cautious.
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To go with as an escort; accompany to protect or show honor or courtesy to
To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.
To have a liking or attachment:
Find another word for guarded. In this page you can discover 59 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for guarded, like: secured, defended, watched, circumspect, attentive, safe, careful, reserved, unguarded, unsuspicious and incautious.