Synonyms of safeguards

safeguards 1 of 2

noun

plural of safeguard

1

as in protections

means or method of defending

with these safeguards in place, no one should be able to break into our computers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protections
• defenses
• shields
• ammunitions
• weapons
• walls
• securities
• screens
• guards
• wards
• covers
• bucklers
• armors
• armaments
• munitions
• aegises
• arms
• strongholds
• fortresses
• forts
• weaponries
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assaults
• offenses
• aggressions
• offensives

2

as in precautions

a measure taken to preclude loss or injury

safeguards that were intended to assure our security, but not at the expense of our liberty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• precautions
• preventives
• protections
• fail-safes
• cautions
• shields
• palladia
• screens
• walls
• wards
• guards
• covers
• armors

safeguards

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of safeguard

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from

sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of safeguards

Noun

Chip heavyweight Nvidia is rolling out a new software platform that allows AI developers to set safeguards for agents to prevent them from misbehaving. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

OpenAI CHief Executive Sam Altman has joined other industry leaders in calling for a slowdown, warning that companies do not yet have adequate safeguards to control the most capable systems. — Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The existence of a sophisticated attacker does not eliminate the responsibility to maintain reasonable safeguards. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

All 51 members of the Council will take part in the session, which will examine technology risks and potential safeguards for New Yorkers. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Residents may welcome development while expecting governments to address negative effects, provide opportunities for public input and establish safeguards to protect communities. — Fengxiu Zhang, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

Comcast said existing safeguards blocked the fraud attempt and that affected customers' credit and existing services were not impacted. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

The company said respondents were selected among internet users in Venezuela and that the survey used geographic quotas and safeguards intended to prevent duplicate responses. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

The idea of building a powerful machine without such safeguards was madness. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

Nearly eight in ten Florida voters support maintaining our long-standing school vaccine safeguards. — Kas Miller, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

Summary The federal government traditionally safeguards investors through disclosure, oversight, and enforcement. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The addition of Skubal further safeguards them at a time when Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow are working their way back from injuries and Justin Wrobleski has already surpassed his career high in innings. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Most governments have so far balked at putting in place mandatory rules about what safeguards companies developing advanced AI systems need to build into their models or have in place internally to guard against losing control of AI agents. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 22 July 2026

As development surrounding Midewin continues, Egan said protecting these buffer areas also safeguards benefits that extend beyond wildlife. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

According to the State Controller's Office, the state safeguards unclaimed property on behalf of individuals, businesses, and public agencies. — Brad Hamilton, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Today Congress took a shortcut in its bid to erase the Roadless Rule, a longstanding conservation policy that safeguards around 45 million acres of national forest land from development. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 June 2026

By saying what the law is and applying it to real-world cases, the Supreme Court safeguards the rule of law. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026