Related Searches
on Ask.com
protect - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | protect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of; guard from harm |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cushion, defend, fend, foster, go to bat for*, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, stonewall*, support, watch, care for, cover all bases, cover up, give refuge, give sanctuary, keep safe, look after, ride shotgun for, shotgun, stand guard, take under wing, watch over |
| Antonyms: | attack, harm, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equip with weapon or power |
| Synonyms: | appoint, array, deck, equalize, fortify, furnish, gear, gird, guard, heel*, issue, load, mobilize, outfit, pack, prepare, prime, protect, provide, rig, strengthen, supply, accouter, heel up, load up, lug iron, make ready, pack a rod, rod up, tote |
| Antonyms: | disarm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chaperon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accompany for supervision |
| Synonyms: | attend, carry, conduct, convoy, escort, guide, oversee, protect, safeguard, shepherd, supervise, consort with, watch over |
| Main Entry: | ensconce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide; tuck away |
| Synonyms: | bury, cache, conceal, cover, ditch, establish, fix, install, locate, nestle, place, plant, protect, screen, seat, secrete, set, settle, shelter, shield, situate, station, curl up, snuggle up, stash |
| Antonyms: | reveal, uncover, unveil, take out |
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, nail down*, okay, protect, provide, safeguard, secure, warrant, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, put on ice, set out |
| Notes: | insure and ensure mean 'to make certain,' but only insure can mean 'indemnify against loss' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | envelop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encase, hide |
| Synonyms: | blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem, immure, invest, obscure, overlay, pen, protect, roll, sheathe, shield, shroud, superimpose, surround, swaddle, swathe, veil, wrap, wrap up, enwrap, overspread, shut in |
| Antonyms: | free, open, release, uncover, unwrap, let go, let loose |
| Main Entry: | escort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act as a companion, guard |
| Synonyms: | accompany, attend, bear, bring, carry, chaperon, company, conduct, convoy, date, direct, drag, guide, lead, partner, pilot, protect, route, see, shepherd, show, squire, steer, usher, consort with, go with, take out |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, drop, leave, lose, maroon, neglect |
| Main Entry: | fend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defend |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, cover, dodge, guard, oppose, parry, protect, repel, resist, safeguard, screen, secure, shield |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | affirm, angel, answer for, assure, attest, aver, back, bankroll, certify, confirm, endorse, ensure, evidence, evince, guaranty, insure, juice*, maintain, mortgage, protect, prove, reassure, secure, stake, support, swear, testify, vouch for, wager, warrant, witness, be surety for, bind oneself, cosign, get behind*, give bond, grubstake, make bail, make certain, make sure, pick up the check, pick up the tab, sign for, stand behind*, stand up for* |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conceal; remain unseen |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain*, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck, eclipse, ensconce, harbor, hold back, hole up*, hush up, mask, obscure, plant, protect, reserve, salt away*, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, stifle, suppress, veil, withhold, blot out, go into hiding, go underground, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, not give away, not tell, put out of the way, squirrel, stash, stow away, take cover, tuck away |
| Antonyms: | bare, disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask, lay bare, let out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disguise |
| Synonyms: | beard, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover, defend, dissemble, dissimulate, dress up, front, guard, hide, obscure, protect, safeguard, screen, secrete, shield, veil, cover up |
| Antonyms: | reveal, uncover, unmask |
| Main Entry: | preserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, maintain; continue |
| Synonyms: | bottle, can, conserve, cure, defend, evaporate, freeze, guard, keep, keep up, mummify, perpetuate, pickle, process, protect, put up, refrigerate, retain, safeguard, save, season, secure, shelter, shield, store, sustain, uphold, mothball |
| Antonyms: | destroy, hurt, ruin |
| Main Entry: | rescue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save from danger |
| Synonyms: | conserve, deliver, disentangle, emancipate, extricate, free, get out, keep, liberate, preserve, protect, ransom, recapture, recover, redeem, regain, release, retain, retrieve, safeguard, salvage, spring*, unleash, bail one out, disembarrass, get off the hook, get out of hock, give a break, hold over, manumit, pull out of the fire, save life of, set free, unloose |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, imperil, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shut out the light |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, blacken, cloud, conceal, cover, darken, deepen, dim, eclipse, gray, hide, mute, obscure, overshadow, protect, screen, shadow, shelter, shield, shutter, tone down, umbrage, veil, be overcast, cast a shadow, cloud over, cloud up, inumbrate |
| Antonyms: | open |
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide safety, cover |
| Synonyms: | chamber, conceal, cover, defend, enclose, guard, harbor, haven, hide, house, lodge, preserve, protect, roof, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, surround, take in, ward, cover up, take care of, watch over |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | vaccinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a shot to treat or prevent disease |
| Synonyms: | immunize, inject, inoculate, mitigate, prevent, protect, treat, variolate |
| Main Entry: | vindicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prove one's innocence |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, advocate, argue, assert, bear out, claim, clear, confute, contend, corroborate, defend, disprove, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, extenuate, free, guard, justify, maintain, protect, prove, rationalize, refute, rehabilitate, second, shield, substantiate, support, uphold, warrant, whitewash*, disculpate, do justice to, free from blame, plead for |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, convict, punish, sentence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surround with a covering |
| Synonyms: | absorb, bandage, bind, bundle, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cover, drape, encircle, enclose, enfold, envelop, fold, hide, immerse, invest, mask, muffle, pack, package, protect, sheathe, shelter, shroud, swaddle, swathe, twine, veil, wind, bundle up, encase, gift-wrap, roll up |
| Antonyms: | uncover, unwrap |
| Main Entry: | inoculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | immunize |
| Synonyms: | inject, protect, vaccinate |
| Main Entry: | bear arms |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry or possess firearm |
| Synonyms: | defend, protect, carry arms |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
