Synonyms of protected

protected 1 of 2

adjective

as in defended

Related Words

• defended
• shielded
• guarded
• secured
• safeguarded
• secure
• defensible
• invulnerable
• invincible
• tenable
• inviolable
• bulletproof
• unassailable
• unbeatable
• impregnable
• indomitable
• untouchable
• defendable
• unconquerable

Dissimilar Words

• vulnerable
• untenable
• indefensible
• unprotected
• susceptible
• liable
• open
• exposed
• unsecured
• insecure
• unguarded
• undefended
• weak
• helpless
• powerless
• defenseless
• imperiled
• vincible
• assailable

protected

2 of 2

verb

past tense of protect

as in safeguarded

to drive danger or attack away from

the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• safeguarded
• defended
• shielded
• guarded
• secured
• kept
• fenced
• warded
• saved
• fended
• covered
• preserved
• prevented
• screened
• bulwarked
• stood up for
• forfended
• conserved
• opposed
• resisted
• withstood
• averted
• fought
• contended
• buffered
• warred
• picketed
• walled
• battled
• palisaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacked
• assaulted
• assailed
• bombarded
• stormed
• submitted
• besieged
• beset
• yielded
• overran
• caved
• capitulated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of protected

Adjective

This includes Ukraine, where the Russian language recently lost protected status. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

By the 1980s, only 375 pairs were counted, prompting the state to place the bird in protected status in 1983, citing habitat loss to housing development and agriculture. — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Most of them encrypted files in non-protected folders, anywhere from a handful to 24,000. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

And yet Sazan is also a protected area. — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

The southern coast of Tenerife is a hotspot environment for the conservation of cetaceans in the wild, particularly within the protected Teno-Rasca Special Conservation Zone. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Southeast Asia, had cautioned in April that Malaysia's blanket under-16 ban could backfire by driving teenagers away from protected apps and into unregulated corners of the internet. — ABC News, 1 June 2026

Clara Koh, Meta’s director of public policy for Southeast Asia, has cautioned that Malaysia’s under-16 ban could backfire by driving teenagers away from protected apps and into unregulated corners of the internet. — Eileen Ng, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026

Verb

So, heirs shouldn't assume that a creditor's claim automatically means the house will be sold — or, conversely, that inheriting the house means it's protected from the deceased person's debts. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Although American missile defense systems protected the Gulf from the worst of the barrage, enough Iranian strikes got through to do substantial harm and to disrupt the patina of stability on which the region’s social and economic model rested. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

New Hampshire topped a new ranking of all 50 states thanks to its mountains, waterfalls, forests, rivers, and protected landscapes. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

In a statement, Microsoft thanked the Varonis researchers and noted that customers are protected without needing to take any action. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026

But Hastings argued that getting too close makes employees feel protected, even when their performance falls short. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

The court said the order was being issued because Khan’s health was at stake and access to medical care is protected under Pakistan’s constitution, according to Khan’s lawyer Salman Akram Raja. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

As Bonanno earned his trust, he was placed in charge of the faction’s liquor distribution network and the armed men who protected it from rival gangs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

The property was never subjected to hydraulic mining during California’s Gold Rush and is now permanently protected. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026