Synonyms of guardrails

guardrails

noun

plural of guardrail

as in railings

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports

the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• railings
• rails
• balustrades
• banisters
• handrails
• fenders
• taffrails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of guardrails

Robinhood has some guardrails in place to protect investors, like only allowing agents to operate in a separate, dedicated brokerage account. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Opponents argued that the amendment would restrict the state's ability to put guardrails on hunting and fishing and undermine regulations already in place. — Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Lawmakers left town in September with no movement on AI guardrails. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026

But there’s no guarantee that individual vibe-coders using Claude would be so careful with their efforts, even with Anthropic guardrails against IP theft in place. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

The company by January 1 also will require users to accept new guardrails, including a requirement that police enter a case number to justify each search – though that function can be overridden in the case of emergencies. — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

Those guardrails reduce the likelihood of an incident but don’t eliminate it. — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Ford also said the federal government should form a commission to advise a new regulatory agency on guardrails for AI development. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

The possibility exists that Uecker’s family was just trying to lock in guardrails through the seven trademark applications. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026