guard | Definition of guard

guard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of guard

1 to drive danger or attack away from

guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked

Synonyms of guard

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

Words Related to guard

oppose, resist, withstand

battle, contend, fight, war

conserve, preserve, save

buffer, palisade, picket, wall

Phrases Synonymous with guard

Near Antonyms of guard

beset, besiege, overrun

capitulate, cave, submit, yield

Antonyms of guard

assail, assault, attack

2 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 of guard

bar, barricade, block (off), blockade, close (off), wall (off)

Words Related to guard

curtain (off), screen (off)

dike, fence, gate, hedge

Near Antonyms of guard

reopen, unblock, unbolt

Antonyms of guard