AEGISES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

aegises

noun

variants also egises

plural of aegis

as in safeguards

means or method of defending having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force

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as in auspices

the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company

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Noun

Given that humans at OpenAI had decided to turn off some safeguards for the test, some have argued the outcome should not have been terribly surprising.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Additional safeguards can slow their work and require more computing resources, creating tension between safety and performance.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

And yet, when fate brings us together with someone in a completely unexpected way, our defenses collapse.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 23 July 2026
The incident also suggests that cybersecurity defenses designed to stop human hackers may be outmatched by AI agents capable of searching for vulnerabilities and acting at machine speed.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of defenses

Noun

The campaign, a joint effort with SEIU Doctors United, aims to advocate for improved working conditions, stronger patient care and better protections for academic freedom.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
These protections are meant to catch a model that’s acting deceptively, hiding its true capabilities, or otherwise working against what its developers intended.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

And, after all that, the majority of residents have to approve the noise walls.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 July 2026
Tasks include trailblazing and uprooting invasive weeds at the adjacent Richardson Grove State Park; river beach cleanups; painting barns, auditoriums, cabins and kitchen walls; building benches and greenhouses; and planting fruit trees.

— Savita Patel, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

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