guard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of GUARD

to drive danger or attack away from <guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked>

Synonyms bulwark, cover, fence, fend, forfend, guard, keep, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward

Related Words avert, prevent; oppose, resist, withstand; battle, contend, fight, war; conserve, preserve, save; buffer, palisade, picket, wall

Near Antonyms bombard, storm; beset, besiege, overrun; capitulate, cave, submit, yield

Antonyms assail, assault, attack

to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point <a fire-breathing dragon guarded the entrance to the castle>

Synonyms bar, barricade, blockade, block (off), guard, wall (off)

Related Words curtain (off), screen (off); dike, fence, gate, hedge; bolt, lock; obstruct

Near Antonyms reopen, unblock, unbolt

Antonyms open, unbar

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