| Main Entry: | safeguard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
Synonyms: |
assure, bulwark, conserve, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guard, insure, look after, preserve, ride shotgun, save, screen, secure, shield, watch over |
Antonyms: |
endanger, harm, hurt, injure, lay open |
| Main Entry: | chaperon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accompany for supervision |
Synonyms: |
attend, carry, conduct, consort with, convoy, escort, guide, oversee, protect, safeguard, shepherd, supervise, watch over |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
Antonyms: |
abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce |
| Main Entry: | conservation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | preservation |
Synonyms: |
attention, care, cherishing, conservancy, conserving, control, custody, directing, economy, governing, guardianship, guarding, keeping, maintenance, management, managing, preserval, preserving, protecting, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping, salvation, saving, stewardship, storage, supervising, supervision, sustentation, upkeep |
Antonyms: |
destruction, neglect, spending, squandering, waste |
| Main Entry: | conserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save, protect |
Synonyms: |
cut back, cut down on, go easy on, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, sock away, squirrel, squirrel away, stash, steward, store up, support, sustain, take care of, use sparingly |
Antonyms: |
destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste |
| Main Entry: | convoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, escort |
Synonyms: |
accompany, attend, bear, bring, chaperon, companion, company, conduct, consort, defend, guard, pilot, safeguard, shepherd, shield, usher, watch |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, guard |
Synonyms: |
bulwark, defend, fend, house, reinforce, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, watch over |
Antonyms: |
abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | defend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
Synonyms: |
avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand |
Antonyms: |
abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
| Main Entry: | defensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | protective, watchful |
Synonyms: |
arresting, averting, balking, checking, conservative, coping with, defending, foiling, forestalling, frustrating, guarding, in opposition, interrupting, opposing, preservative, preventive, protecting, resistive, safeguarding, thwarting, uptight*, warding off, withstanding |
Antonyms: |
undefensive, unprotective, unwary, unwatchful |
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
Synonyms: |
arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, nail down, okay, protect, provide, put on ice, safeguard, secure, set out, warrant |