safeguard | Definition of safeguard

safeguard

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of safeguard

to drive danger or attack away from

sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

Synonyms of safeguard

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

Words Related to safeguard

oppose, resist, withstand

battle, contend, fight, war

conserve, preserve, save

buffer, palisade, picket, wall

Phrases Synonymous with safeguard

Near Antonyms of safeguard

beset, besiege, overrun

capitulate, cave, submit, yield

Antonyms of safeguard

assail, assault, attack