Synonyms of protected

protected 1 of 2

adjective

as in defended

Related Words

• defended
• shielded
• guarded
• secured
• safeguarded
• secure
• defensible
• invulnerable
• invincible
• tenable
• inviolable
• bulletproof
• unassailable
• unbeatable
• impregnable
• indomitable
• untouchable
• defendable
• unconquerable

Dissimilar Words

• vulnerable
• untenable
• indefensible
• unprotected
• susceptible
• liable
• open
• exposed
• unsecured
• insecure
• unguarded
• undefended
• weak
• helpless
• powerless
• defenseless
• imperiled
• vincible
• assailable

protected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of protect

as in safeguarded

to drive danger or attack away from

the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• safeguarded
• defended
• shielded
• guarded
• secured
• kept
• fenced
• warded
• saved
• fended
• covered
• preserved
• prevented
• screened
• bulwarked
• stood up for
• forfended
• conserved
• opposed
• resisted
• withstood
• averted
• fought
• contended
• buffered
• warred
• picketed
• walled
• battled
• palisaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacked
• assaulted
• assailed
• bombarded
• stormed
• submitted
• besieged
• beset
• yielded
• overran
• caved
• capitulated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of protected

Adjective

Eco effort Because Kanai is a protected area, eco efforts are top of mind. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

The result is a more efficient propulsion system that delivers greater range and energy, enabling engagement of highly maneuverable aerial threats at safer distances from protected forces. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

The main Wekiva River was designated by Congress in 2000 as a protected National Wild and Scenic River. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

This includes Ukraine, where the Russian language recently lost protected status. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

By the 1980s, only 375 pairs were counted, prompting the state to place the bird in protected status in 1983, citing habitat loss to housing development and agriculture. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Most of them encrypted files in non-protected folders, anywhere from a handful to 24,000. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

And yet Sazan is also a protected area. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Verb

An ectopic pregnancy should never have to rupture before a doctor feels protected enough to act. — Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Lemon argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment’s protections for the press and protesters. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026

The underlying device information used to create the assessment also stays protected from both Apple and the requesting app. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Defining a way to transform work into something original that can be copyrighted and protected perhaps points a way for a new market to launder media so that AI can use it. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

The Roadless Rule was adopted in 2001 after years of public debate over how much of the country’s remaining undeveloped national forest land should be protected from roads and commercial development. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

According to one poll, 30 percent of women feel unsafe, not protected. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

For carrying or storage, the projector is face down, so the lens is protected by the inside bottom of the stand, and the ports are covered by the top. — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

And every one of them may have just moved protected health information somewhere it can never be recalled. — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026