shield | Definition of shield

shield

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of shield

1 to drive danger or attack away from

celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public

Synonyms of shield

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

Words Related to shield

oppose, resist, withstand

battle, contend, fight, war

conserve, preserve, save

buffer, palisade, picket, wall

Phrases Synonymous with shield

Near Antonyms of shield

beset, besiege, overrun

capitulate, cave, submit, yield

Antonyms of shield

assail, assault, attack

2 to place a protective layer over

she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand

Synonyms of shield

Words Related to shield

cloak, clothe, veil

canopy, cap, crown

disguise, mask, obscure

Near Antonyms of shield

bare, expose, uncover