PROTECTION Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

protection

noun

prə-ˈtek-shən

Definition of protection

as in defense

means or method of defending this small umbrella is adequate protection in a sudden shower

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as in protector

someone that protects the bodyguard was her protection from overzealous fans

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as in safety

the state of not being exposed to danger the open boat offered no protection from the weather

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Recent Examples of protection Meta plans to strengthen these protections as the glasses become more capable. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Pilots may never encounter the blast wave from a nuclear detonation, yet the intense flash alone can interfere with mission execution if crews lack adequate eye protection. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026 That would give you the same — fully compliant — protection at a fraction of the cost, and months sooner. — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Loss of safe harbor Safe harbor protection grants conditional immunity to social media companies, explained Udit Mendiratta, technology and disputes partner at Argus Partners. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for protection

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Noun

In a post on X, Kono, former defense minister under the Abe administration, warned that the plan could undermine confidence in Japan's fiscal position, push interest rates higher and weaken the yen.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
The network isn’t even mustering up a defense for Jeanine Pirro, previously one of its most prominent pro-Trump hosts.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of defense

Noun

This $10 option comes with three privacy glass screen protectors that will shield your screen from damage and prying eyes at the same time.

— Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
The stranger at the door stood under the personal protection of Zeus, the greatest of the gods and the protector of strangers.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 July 2026

Definition of protector

Noun

Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The cycles of illness and deflection at Taylor Farms illustrate a larger problem in the American food safety system, the experts said, which overwhelmingly relies on companies to self-police the cleanliness of their own produce.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of safety

Noun

Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the Google Earth feature will return after additional safeguards are developed.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
The possibility of insider trading, Kalshi argues, will be minimized by company safeguards verifying employment and tools to surveil for unusual market activity.

— Bobby Allyn, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of safeguard

Noun

State and local prosecutors would be able to sue chatbot operators for violating the measures, as well as parents or guardians of children who are harmed by companies that don’t follow them.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Young people who want access to algorithmic feeds or nighttime notifications have to consent to their parent or legal guardian being notified.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of guardian

Noun

Their videos work as a modern take on the narcocorridos – ballads about the trafficking underworld that drug kingpins used to praise themselves and communicate with each other, said security expert Alexei Chévez.

— Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
If security were doing the ordering, the money would follow the risk.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of security

Noun

Kevin Owens ultimately won the match with a stunner on his longtime frenemy Sami Zayn, who now has a whole new round of ammunition for complaints about a WWE conspiracy.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Manguchei pleaded to conspiracy to possess a firearm and ammunition as a felon, and was sentenced to 44 months in prison.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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