Synonyms of protecting

protecting 1 of 2

adjective

as in guarding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guarding
• safeguarding
• shielding
• sheltering
• protected
• secure
• defended
• sheltered
• shielded
• guarded
• safe
• inviolable
• invulnerable
• snug
• unassailable
• impregnable
• unconquerable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dangerous
• hazardous
• risky
• unsafe
• insecure
• threatening
• vulnerable
• unprotected
• perilous
• menacing
• uncertain
• unguarded
• treacherous
• precarious
• parlous
• undefended
• minatory

protecting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of protect

as in defending

to drive danger or attack away from

the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defending
• safeguarding
• guarding
• shielding
• keeping
• securing
• preventing
• fending
• saving
• warding
• preserving
• covering
• fencing
• conserving
• screening
• bulwarking
• standing up for
• forfending
• opposing
• resisting
• withstanding
• fighting
• averting
• warring
• contending
• battling
• picketing
• buffering
• walling
• palisading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assaulting
• assailing
• bombarding
• storming
• submitting
• besieging
• overrunning
• yielding
• besetting
• caving
• capitulating