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

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

But that framing ignores a few factors, as was pointed out to Deadline by the leader of one suitor committed to safeguarding the company’s unique, cinephile-forward culture. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 July 2026

For Roosevelt and others, science was behind safeguarding Devils Tower. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

In his view, this indicates that the US is likely to continue backing the acting president—at least for now—while prioritizing Venezuela’s stability and safeguarding its economic and oil interests. — Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 8 July 2026

While challenges like integration complexity exist, CC is a cornerstone for safe AI innovation, offering resilience against sophisticated threats and safeguarding privacy in the evolving digital landscape. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Why is safeguarding the value of free speech so important to our democracy? — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Jails already have a poor record safeguarding prisoners who go into withdrawal upon incarceration. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 June 2026

The focus here is not on withholding information, but on safeguarding the dignity of a child and allowing a grieving family the space and privacy to heal. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026