Synonyms of forfend

forfend

verb

fȯr-ˈfend 

as in to protect

to drive danger or attack away from

a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protect
• defend
• safeguard
• shield
• guard
• fend
• secure
• prevent
• fence
• save
• ward
• keep
• bulwark
• avert
• stand up for
• resist
• screen
• preserve
• oppose
• cover
• withstand
• war
• conserve
• contend
• fight
• picket
• buffer
• battle
• wall
• palisade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attack
• assault
• assail
• beset
• submit
• overrun
• cave
• yield
• bombard
• storm
• capitulate
• besiege

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of forfend

What’s non-negotiable is that it must be made using a kettle, never — heaven forfend — a microwave. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 15 Mar. 2025

In the United States, instead of building more houses inside the old circle (or, heaven forfend, even closer together and near the places people go), people have built houses even further away. — Adam Rogers, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021

But is Twitter outrage (or, heaven forfend, praise) a useful metric for audience engagement? — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 May 2021

And of course the president says oh, my gosh, heaven forfend that poor Omarosa would have to go. — Fox News, 14 Aug. 2018

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