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protection

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of protection

1 means or method of defending

  • this small umbrella is adequate protection in a sudden shower
Synonyms of protection

aegis (also egis), ammunition, armor, buckler, cover, defense, guard, safeguard, screen, security, shield, wall, ward
Words Related to protection

arm, armament, munitions, weapon, weaponry

fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, stronghold
Near Antonyms of protection

aggression, assault, attack, offense (or offence), offensive

2 someone that protects

  • the bodyguard was her protection from overzealous fans
Synonyms of protection

custodian, defender, guard, guardian, guardian angel, protector
Words Related to protection

bodyguard, champion

lookout, sentinel, sentry, warden, warder, watch, watchdog, watchman

conserver, harborer, keeper, preserver, saver

3 the state of not being exposed to danger

  • the open boat offered no protection from the weather
Synonyms of protection

safeness, safety, security
Words Related to protection

aegis (also egis), cover, defense, guardianship, ward

guard, safeguard, screen, shield

asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter

impregnability, impregnableness, invincibility, invincibleness, inviolability, inviolableness, invulnerability, invulnerableness
Near Antonyms of protection

hazard, risk, threat

instability, precariousness

harm's way

exposure, liability, openness, violability, vulnerability, vulnerableness

susceptibility, susceptibleness
Antonyms of protection

danger, distress, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, trouble

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