Thesaurus
protection
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PROTECTION
1
means or method of defending <this small umbrella is adequate protection in a sudden shower>
Synonyms aegis (also egis), ammunition, armor, buckler, cover, guard, protection, safeguard, screen, security, shield, wall, ward
2
someone that protects <the bodyguard was her protection from overzealous fans>
3
the state of not being exposed to danger <the open boat offered no protection from the weather>
Related Words aegis (also egis), cover, defense, guardianship, ward; guard, safeguard, screen, shield; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter; impregnability, impregnableness, invincibility, invincibleness, inviolability, inviolableness, invulnerability, invulnerableness
Near Antonyms hazard, risk, threat; instability, precariousness; harm's way; exposure, liability, openness, violability, vulnerability, vulnerableness; susceptibility, susceptibleness
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