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

Each doorway includes both a full mesh panel and a waterproof outer door, allowing campers to enjoy al fresco lounging when the weather and local fauna cooperate, mesh the open doorway over to keep out swarming pests, or close them up completely to guard against threatening weather. —New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2025

To guard against unexpectedly large increases, some people pay a little extra every month into their escrow accounts. —Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025

Her filing asserts that federal courts must be positioned to guard against improper influence by officials in the executive and legislative branches. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

Require transparent incident reports, public performance reviews, and guard against establishing a monopoly. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for guard against

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