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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forfended
  1. protected
  2. defended
  3. safeguarded
  4. shielded
  5. guarded
Verb
  • Equipment is protected by carport roofing, but is not screened in on the sides to prevent the entry of insects.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • More of an eligible home’s value would be protected from non-school property taxes, lowering the resulting tax bill.
    — Chuck Bonfiglio, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of protected
Verb
  • The government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez, however, has defended the response of rescue teams.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • City officials defended the report as a routine effort to inform council members about infrastructure investments.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of defended
Verb
  • The integrity of the elections at polling stations was rigorously safeguarded, and to the best of our knowledge, there is no basis for allegations of systematic violations of election integrity.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • That has implications for how AI systems are evaluated and safeguarded.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of safeguarded
Verb
  • The blue tsunami will knock Washington on its head and crush the Republican congressional bulwark that both supported and shielded Trump through the first two years of his term.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The utilities say their shareholders must be shielded from wildfire costs because the risk of future fires has damaged their credit ratings.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of shielded
Verb
  • On the Lakers’ first possession of the game, Doncic got the ball at the top of the key, and he was being guarded by his new antagonist, Golden State‘s brash rookie Yaxel Lendeborg.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Compounding the problem, the exact chemical cocktails used in chip fabs are closely guarded trade secrets.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of guarded
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“Forfended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfended. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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