Synonyms of armor

armor 1 of 2

noun

ˈär-mər 

1

as in ammunition

means or method of defending

the skunk's primary armor is the foul-smelling fluid that it can eject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ammunition
• defense
• shield
• protection
• weapon
• safeguard
• wall
• security
• screen
• guard
• buckler
• ward
• armament
• weaponry
• aegis
• cover
• munitions
• arm
• fortress
• stronghold
• fort
• palisade
• fastness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attack
• assault
• offense
• aggression
• offensive

2

as in sheath

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it

the crab's armor makes it difficult prey for some smaller predators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheath
• casing
• housing
• covering
• jacket
• hull
• shell
• shield
• cover
• case
• capsule
• coating
• cocoon
• pod
• plate
• plating
• cartridge
• husk
• encasement
• package
• carapace
• skin
• mail
• wrapper
• crust
• house
• cassette
• bark
• envelope
• facing
• hide
• panoply
• backing
• cuticle
• coverture

armor

2 of 2

verb

as in to cocoon

Related Words

• cocoon
• encapsulate
• ring
• surround
• encapsule
• ensheathe
• encyst
• ensphere
• enfold
• enframe
• encircle
• enwomb
• cage
• frame
• encompass
• limit
• closet
• pen
• restrict
• bound
• fence (in)
• box (in)
• encase
• house
• enlace
• confine
• wall (in)
• hem (in)
• envelop
• circumscribe
• hedge
• include
• coop (up)
• encage
• contain
• mew (up)
• enclose
• immure
• corral

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of armor

Noun

To protect their porous skin, some tropical frogs have a suit of armor. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Analysis revealed the work to be by Velázquez and, interestingly, showed that the artist made a number of revisions to the nobleman’s dress and armor. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Workers have been frantically building an emergency revetment — placing rocks on the coast to armor the shoreline against the waves — to shore up the roadway, located on a narrow strip of coastline pinched between the ocean and a cliff. — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

So much of what this moment is asking of you involves your willingness to de-armor yourself and lean into the trust fall. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026