Guards Synonyms and Antonyms

The act or a means of defending
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. wards
  2. shields
  3. securities
  4. safeguards
  5. defenses
  6. protectors
  7. protections
  8. preservations
A device designed to prevent injury or accidents
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. safeties
  2. sentries
  3. sentinels
  4. safeguards
  5. watchmen
  6. watches
  7. screws
  8. turnkeys
  9. wards
  10. patrolmen
  11. protectors
  12. curators
  13. jailers
  14. lookouts
  15. pickets
  16. defenders
  17. keepers
  18. custodians
  19. precautions
To watch over (a place or person, for example) in order to keep from being damaged, robbed, or injured:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. defends

Words Related to Guards

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Guards Sentence Examples

  • School crossing guards offer better protec­tion.

  • The palace contains no moat, or armed guards, nor do I detect any sophisticated security system.

  • He motioned for the guards to take her down another corridor, and she went.

  • If you try to escape, a dozen guards will cut you down before you reach the city wall.

  • She had now come to Petersburg to procure an appointment in the Guards for her only son.

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