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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Recent Examples of armored

Adjective

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers are being deployed, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Yang initially refused, prompting deputies to bring an armored vehicle, a police dog team and drones to the scene. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Later, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that 70,000 police officers would be deployed Thursday, backed by armored vehicles, drones and helicopters. — Zacharie Petit, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026 Les flics could be seen on many street corners, wearing armored vests. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armored

Recent Examples of Synonyms for armored

Adjective

In the school timeline Carrie is an isolated and shielded child struggling with her father's death and essentially thrown to the wolves at school.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Packer once helped design a bunker for a client’s horse, with access between the family shelter and a shielded area built into a hillside.

— Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of shielded

Verb

The active ingredient — 2 percent salicylic acid (which is the strongest concentration that can be in an over-the-counter product) — is encapsulated and released slowly over time, preventing the area from drying up.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
That moment encapsulated the night between Brooks and his supporters.

— Rashad Alexander November 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of encapsulated

Verb

The effect is that guests feel cocooned in their own space, far away from the world generally, but even from other guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
On Earth, reactors are cocooned inside containment structures, which would be extremely expensive and technically challenging to build on the moon.

— Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cocooned

Adjective

An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost protected status this year was placed in federal custody after an immigration check-in last week in San Diego, according to federal and school district officials.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Another may undergo a procedure designed to preserve stability, minimize unnecessary tissue trauma, and permit early protected walking.

— Richard Moy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of protected

Verb

And last year, two littermate kittens were hit a few hundred feet apart on a busy street surrounded by Naples subdivisions.

— Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Lorraine Eiler stood in the blazing August sun, surrounded by reporters, to offer a warning.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of surrounded

Adjective

The defense has saved the Falcons, with a defended pass that prevented a touchdown, along with Jessie Bates III's forced fumble on what would have been a touchdown.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026
The idea is to give aircraft another long-range weapon for attacking high-value or time-sensitive targets while keeping those aircraft farther from heavily defended areas.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of defended

Verb

Photos taken by her field partner, Sonya Maple, a co-author on the paper, show Karapetrova knee-deep in fresh snow, ringed by peaks, the only signs of people the two women’s ski tracks and footprints.

— Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The tables were draped in salmon-pink tablecloths and ringed with bright red chairs, and each plate had a napkin folded into a swan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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