ARMORED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of armored

as in shielded

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verb

past tense of armor

as in encapsulated

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Adjective

The cannibalistic Laestrygonians become towering armored warriors, while other episodes are combined or radically re-imagined, with characters and storylines invented from whole cloth. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 After facing a man-eating Cyclops (Bill Irwin) and an island full of armored giants known as the Laestrygonians, the Greeks land on Circe’s island on the hunt for food. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 Many insisted that heavy armored vehicles could never conquer the hilly terrains in which horses thrived. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 The film sees the Laestrygonians reimagined as gargantuan armored knights who trap Odysseus’s men in cages formed by manipulating the forest woods, destroying two of his three ships in the process. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for armored

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Adjective

The titular hero was born on the doomed alien world of Krypton, and grew up in a shielded city that managed to survive the planet’s initial destruction.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
The pipe welding certificate program will focus on gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding and shielded metal arc welding, according to the ECC website.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

Definition of shielded

Verb

The hearing encapsulated more than six years of political brawling about pandemic policies, from masks to vaccines and social distancing.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 July 2026
On a lighter note, FIFA’s attempt to ban fans — eventually U-turned under duress — from bringing water bottles to stadiums in a summer World Cup encapsulated the greed that defined their tournament.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of encapsulated

Verb

Recent ideas suggest that little red dots could be black holes cocooned in thick gas, possibly representing a completely new type of object called a black hole star, in which the tight shroud of gas emits light like a stellar atmosphere.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
Occupiers of apartments and houses had grown used to all these sounds, which, far from disturbing their sleep, cocooned it.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

Definition of cocooned

Adjective

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

Definition of protected

Verb

While Pittsburgh may be surrounded by nature, much of it is not natural, often due to years of industrial activity.

— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Cast your line into the river, which is surrounded by stunning mountain views, and get a taste of the serenity and challenge of fly fishing.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Adjective

Rather than flying directly over heavily defended targets, bombers carrying the AGM-181A are expected to launch the missile from long distances outside the engagement range of sophisticated enemy air defenses.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Every additional defended point becomes a resource allocation problem for Moscow.

— David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of defended

Verb

The 1-mile loop gains only about 100 feet in elevation and winds through a scenic valley ringed by the massive rock formations that make Joshua Tree instantly recognizable.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
It's ringed by a zoom rocker that controls compatible power zoom lenses.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

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