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

On August 5, Union ships entered the bay in two columns, with the wooden ships tied together to help guard against damage. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

The most secure way to guard against someone getting a loan in your name is to freeze your credit at each of the credit firms, which means your credit report cannot be checked. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

One dose is 93% effective at preventing measles, 78% effective at preventing mumps and 97% effective at guarding against rubella infection, according to the CDC, while two doses increases measles and mumps protection to 97% and 88%, respectively. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Plus, it's made up of shock-absorbent material that guards against accidental drops. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for guard against

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