Synonyms of safeguarding

safeguarding 1 of 3

adjective

as in protecting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• guarding
• shielding
• sheltering
• secure
• protected
• defended
• safe
• sheltered
• guarded
• shielded
• inviolable
• invulnerable
• impregnable
• unassailable
• unconquerable
• snug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hazardous
• dangerous
• risky
• unsafe
• insecure
• threatening
• perilous
• vulnerable
• menacing
• unprotected
• uncertain
• precarious
• parlous
• unguarded
• treacherous
• minatory
• undefended

safeguarding

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noun

as in protection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protection
• safeguard
• security
• defense
• preservation
• conservation
• guardianship
• guard
• safekeeping
• recovery
• extrication
• redemption
• salvation
• rescue
• ransom
• deliverance

safeguarding

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verb

present participle of safeguard

as in defending

to drive danger or attack away from

sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• defending
• guarding
• shielding
• securing
• keeping
• preventing
• fending
• warding
• saving
• fencing
• preserving
• screening
• covering
• bulwarking
• conserving
• forfending
• standing up for
• opposing
• averting
• resisting
• withstanding
• fighting
• contending
• warring
• battling
• picketing
• buffering
• walling
• palisading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assaulting
• assailing
• bombarding
• storming
• submitting
• besieging
• besetting
• yielding
• overrunning
• caving
• capitulating