Thesaurus

protecting

verb , present participle of protect

Synonyms and Antonyms of protecting

to drive danger or attack away from

the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

Synonyms of protecting

bulwarking, covering, defending, fencing, fending, forfending, guarding, keeping, safeguarding, screening, securing, shielding, warding

Words Related to protecting

averting, preventing

opposing, resisting, withstanding

battling, contending, fighting, warring

conserving, preserving, saving

buffering, palisading, picketing, walling

Phrases Synonymous with protecting

standing up for

Near Antonyms of protecting

bombarding, storming

besetting, besieging, overrunning

capitulating, caving, submitting, yielding

Antonyms of protecting

assailing, assaulting, attacking

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