Synonyms of safeguarding

safeguarding 1 of 3

adjective

as in protecting

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

safeguarding

2 of 3

noun

as in protection

Related Words

• protection
• safeguard
• security
• defense
• preservation
• conservation
• guardianship
• guard
• safekeeping
• recovery
• extrication
• redemption
• salvation
• rescue
• ransom
• deliverance

safeguarding

3 of 3

verb

present participle of safeguard

as in defending

to drive danger or attack away from

sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of safeguarding

Noun

And if your data needs extra safeguarding, the My Passport SSD comes with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection for a double security whammy. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026

Recent headlines have prompted difficult but necessary conversations about welfare, safeguarding and accountability in television. — Emma Pringle, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Scouting America volunteers and employees are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training and a criminal background check for the organization, a representative said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026

Conservationists at Shark Trust in Plymouth, England, have specialized in the safeguarding of sharks and stingrays since 1997. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026

According to the report, current safeguarding frameworks fail to adequately account for the power of peer dynamics and authority relationships as mechanisms of ongoing harm, and do not protect women specifically. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 June 2026

Newsom signed the election safeguarding bill in his office, flanked by Cervantes, Umberg and Assembly sponsor Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, who was a Santa Cruz County elections clerk for nearly 30 years. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

What kind of safeguarding was needed to protect the cast, especially her, from some of the heavier themes, such as drugs and death? — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026

Executives and boards need to realize that choices made about the gathering, storing, and safeguarding of data have a direct impact on the risk and reputation of the company. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Verb

This all-in-one emergency and estate organizer covers 35 categories of essential documents, accounts, keys and instructions, from bank accounts and birth certificates to medical history, safeguarding and simplifying access in an emergency. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The Secret Service’s actual procedures turn out to be more like guidelines that can be discarded if the president is sufficiently angry—which, from the standpoint of safeguarding democracy, constitutes a fairly concerning loophole. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Nvidia has spearheaded the Open Secure AI Alliance, a new coalition of industry leaders including Microsoft and IBM, dedicated to developing open-source tools for safeguarding AI software and agents. — Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

At the time, Cucinelli touted the potential of Callimacus, named after the Greek scholar and poet, praised by the entrepreneur and designer also for his role of cataloguing and safeguarding the vast collection of the great Library of Alexandria. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Unfortunately, Zapier has a mixed history with safeguarding user data. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026

In May, the American Enterprise Institute warned that safeguarding the automotive sector was crucial to limit foreign governments' espionage capabilities. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 18 July 2026

As a senator, Marco Rubio was a strong supporter of the bureau and human rights broadly, once arguing from the Senate floor that safeguarding the freedoms of gay men who were persecuted in Chechnya — and all people — was in the national interest. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

During the Thursday stop, Abbott called for a roof fortification grant program, comparing the plan to roof-safeguarding programs that have been established in other states. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026