BUCKLER Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

buckler

noun

ˈbə-klər

Definition of buckler

as in shield

means or method of defending a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny

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Recent Examples of buckler Hurling a few 12-to-6 knee-bucklers can thwart the opponent’s smooth rhythm. — Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Golden shield fern, broad buckler fern, basket fern, hart's tongue fern, soft-shield fern, evergreen maidenhair, and more. — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 17 Feb. 2023 So the film pays bemused tribute not only to one of Disneyland’s most popular rides but those old swash-bucklers who once graced movie screens. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckler

Noun

Once the shields are gone, players can lower its health to defeat it.

— Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Next is an incredible 30% clearance on the Sonos Ace Noise Cancelling headphones, a plush acoustic shield engineered to neutralize household background racket.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

Every child deserves security, dignity, and a community that stands fiercely in their defense.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 14 July 2026
It is expected to back new air-defense commitments for Ukraine, which is still suffering under Russian attacks even as battlefield momentum shifts in Kyiv’s favor.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of defense

Noun

State negotiators rejected the idea of allowing ranchers to use rubber bullets and other nonlethal ammunition because some can be confused for real bullets, Fisher said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
During the Revolutionary War, General Washington worried that British troops were stockpiling weapons and ammunition in the fort and preparing to attack northern colonies.

— Lane Degregory, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

That victory led, four years later, to the Coastal Act and creation of the Coastal Commission, whose job was to balance sensible development, habitat protection and conservation, and equitable public access.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
The lightweight formula is 95% naturally derived, blending vitamin E with antioxidant-rich apricot for hydration and free-radical protection.

— Deanna Pai, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Definition of protection

Noun

Anthropic has reported banning accounts and tightening filters after detecting attempts to use Claude for phishing emails, malicious code and safeguard bypasses.

— Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
DigitalMint said Martino evaded the company’s internal safeguards that attempt to prevent fraud.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of safeguard

Noun

Shaun Harper, a USC education professor, warned that restoring the tests would hand the White House a fresh weapon to portray UC as illegally practicing affirmative action.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Tahj Nelson, 23, was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Monday, a week after 24-year-old Tatiana Pettus was fatally shot in the neck inside their basement apartment on Foster Ave.

— Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of weapon

Noun

The visitors had two hits before that, one of which was a two-out double by Mike Yastrzemski off the right field wall before Bart’s game-changing at-bat.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
Note the wetlands-colored palette of tiles, all soft greens and pinkish browns, along the wall behind the oak bar.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026