guard against

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

That led to bulkier versions that helped guard against limbs sliding between the cushion and tubes, ending with a final iteration that, much to Axelsson’s pride, some colleagues didn’t realize was filled with air until its inventor asked them to stand up and hoist it above their heads. —Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

Some surgeons place a drain under the platysma to guard against salivary leaks. —Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026

By acting now, Georgia Republicans could guard against the possibility that a Democrat could win the governor’s race in November and veto new voting districts if the legislature had waited to act until its regular session next year. —Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026

And it is viewed as the clasp of the first island chain guarding against Chinese maritime expansion. —Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

Rhymes for guard against

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