Synonyms of protects

protects

verb

present tense third-person singular of protect

as in defends

to drive danger or attack away from

the mother bear was just trying to protect her cubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defends
• shields
• safeguards
• guards
• secures
• keeps
• fends
• prevents
• saves
• fences
• covers
• preserves
• wards
• conserves
• opposes
• forfends
• resists
• bulwarks
• withstands
• stands up for
• screens
• averts
• contends
• wars
• fights
• walls
• battles
• buffers
• pickets
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assails
• assaults
• bombards
• submits
• overruns
• besets
• storms
• yields
• besieges
• capitulates
• caves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of protects

Boise police will work with counsel and prosecutors to make sure enforcement is consistent, with the law and also protects people’s rights, spokesperson Haley Williams said. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

The administration’s proposal risks harming both the historic building and the system of reviews that protects structures like it. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026

Precision engineering for plasma confinement The inner steel hull blocks heat transfer, which protects external superconducting magnets that operate near absolute zero. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

The living seawall is designed to support marine life, resulting in a structure that protects the shoreline while serving an important environmental function. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

One tract would be preserved as natural open space that protects existing trees in the area. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Testing against real workflows protects trust, accuracy and decision quality. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

The left side of the offensive line also now protects the quarterback’s blind side, as is normally the case. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026

And just an easy 30-minute drive from downtown, the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve protects one of Alabama’s most important coastal ecosystems. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026