FORFENDED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

forfended

verb

past tense of forfend

as in protected

to drive danger or attack away from a place of refuge where the settlers could forfend themselves from attack

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Protecting those jobs does not mean consumers aren’t protected.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania is a UNESCO World Heritage Site protected under international law.

— Kristin Wright, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of protected

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Turkish officials have defended September’s operation as part of a campaign to protect traditional family values.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The French Catholic hierarchy strongly opposed the measures, in keeping with Catholic teaching that human life must be protected and defended from conception until natural death.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of defended

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And since 15- and 30-year mortgage rates are fixed, homeowners are somewhat shielded from rising rates.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
All three objected to the Supreme Court decision, in June, that shielded Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) from liability for failing to warn customers that glyphosate may be carcinogenic.

— Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of shielded

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This is the story of JAŸ-Z in 8, a new long but guarded eight-part HBO docuseries about the rapper directed and produced by Def Jam co-founder Rick Rubin.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
He’s been guarded a certain way for a long, long time, just because of his ability to put the ball in the basket.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

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