guard against

phrasal verb

guarded against; guarding against; guards against

: to try to keep (something) from happening

Clean the wound to guard against infection.

That's the sort of thinking we have to guard against.

Examples of guard against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The program model gave priority to keeping people on their medications, many of which are monthly shots to guard against psychosis. —Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026

Recall President Barack Obama saying all of the right things after Russia forcibly annexed Crimea in what amounted to the first phase of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, yet declining to provide Kyiv weapons and ammunition to guard against further aggression from Moscow. —David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026

Opposition politicians and civil society groups insist that voting results from polling stations must appear in real time on the electoral commission’s website, to guard against tampering with tallies recorded on paper. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026

There are also other components in caffeinated beverages – particularly tea – that can provide brain boosting effects such as polyphenols and L-theanine which may guard against oxidative stress and support cerebrovascular function. —New Atlas, 15 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for guard against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed