Synonyms of sentinels

sentinels

noun

plural of sentinel

as in guardians

a person or group that watches over someone or something

a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guardians
• guards
• custodians
• keepers
• wardens
• sentries
• watchmen
• pickets
• bodyguards
• warders
• watches
• patrols
• lookouts
• watchers
• observers
• defenders
• minders
• watchdogs
• spotters
• escorts
• convoys
• gatekeepers
• surveillants
• honor guards
• hacks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sentinels

The vast Puya de Raimondi forest is on your doorstep, where thousands of giant bromeliads—the largest on the planet—rise like sentinels over the highlands. — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Tuna are also ecologically important apex predators and serve as sentinels of ocean health. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

The program finally comes to an end For more than 55 years, at least a handful of these satellites have been flying as silent sentinels—until last month. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

In the film, robotic sentinels have been constructed to kill all mutants and any humans harboring them. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Here and there, fire, wind, and flood would have broken the forest into a mosaic of old and new, grass and forest, shrubs and sentinels. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

At the end of one of the castle’s walkways, after a turn or two—by electric cart, bicycle, or on foot—and with the air filled with the scent of pine, rosemary, and jasmine, the sentinels are waiting, carved into the rock where the fort’s cannons were once located. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Corkie putting the snake into the tub looks like the sentinels or the wire going into people’s pods. — Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026

And for decades, billboards with Smart’s smiling face stood like sentinels along Highway 101, silently urging anyone with information to come forward. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 8 May 2026