Synonyms of shielded

shielded 1 of 2

adjective

as in protected

Related Words

• protected
• defended
• guarded
• secured
• safeguarded
• secure
• defensible
• invulnerable
• invincible
• tenable
• bulletproof
• unassailable
• inviolable
• impregnable
• indomitable
• unbeatable
• untouchable
• unconquerable
• defendable

Dissimilar Words

• vulnerable
• untenable
• indefensible
• exposed
• open
• susceptible
• unprotected
• liable
• unsecured
• unguarded
• insecure
• undefended
• weak
• helpless
• powerless
• defenseless
• vincible
• imperiled
• assailable

shielded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of shield

1

as in defended

to drive danger or attack away from

celebrities who are shielded by a cluster of bodyguards whenever they appear in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protected
• defended
• guarded
• safeguarded
• secured
• kept
• fended
• fenced
• warded
• screened
• covered
• prevented
• bulwarked
• saved
• stood up for
• forfended
• preserved
• opposed
• averted
• resisted
• withstood
• conserved
• contended
• fought
• buffered
• warred
• walled
• picketed
• battled
• palisaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacked
• assailed
• assaulted
• bombarded
• stormed
• beset
• submitted
• besieged
• yielded
• caved
• overran
• capitulated

2

as in covered

to place a protective layer over

she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covered
• screened
• clothed
• veiled
• cloaked
• masked
• draped
• capped
• disguised
• crowned
• obscured
• canopied
• palled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposed
• uncovered
• bared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shielded

Adjective

The Kansas City Star filed a lawsuit to make the deal public, and a Jackson County judge ruled this week that the deal could remain shielded from public view, citing exemptions in the Missouri Sunshine Law. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

The titular hero was born on the doomed alien world of Krypton, and grew up in a shielded city that managed to survive the planet’s initial destruction. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

The pipe welding certificate program will focus on gas tungsten arc welding, gas metal arc welding and shielded metal arc welding, according to the ECC website. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026

The team believes that the technology could become highly valuable in reactor research, post-irradiation examinations, and nuclear forensics investigations that involve shielded and hazardous materials. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026

The ship itself is packed with detail from turrets through to tiny shielded hangars. — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 1 May 2026

As is customary, terms of the settlement were not revealed and will likely remain shielded by non-disclosure and non-disparagement language. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026

In a joint statement, survivors of Epstein have called the files incomplete and said that while the release is being framed as transparent, some of the documents reveal survivors’ names and identifying details, while alleged abusers and enablers remain shielded from public scrutiny. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026

There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026

Verb

About 30% of its gas revenue is sourced from on-site facilities that are shielded from macro cyclicality and inflation by 15- to 20-year contracts that enforce baseline take-or-pay guarantees and benefit from energy cost pass-throughs. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

The San Diego Association of Governments has shielded two North County cities from the strictest parts of a new law allowing for high-rise housing near transit stops. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Scores of immigrants from El Salvador who have been shielded from deportation for decades because of ongoing violence and natural disasters in their homeland could now face removal from the United States after their benefits expire Wednesday. — Ted Hesson, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026

In addition to their names being hidden, they are also typically shielded from any courtroom sketches, photographs or videoing during the trial. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Up to this point, Netflix often has shielded its tickets sales from being shared in Rentak with other studios. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

In roughly 90% of that subset, according to the organization's founder, Fraidy Reiss, marital exemptions in state statutory-rape laws shielded the adult spouse from prosecution. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

The pancreas lies toward the back of the abdomen, tucked behind the stomach and shielded by loops of bowel. — Bryan C. Donohue, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2026

Transparency would be entirely beneficial at that stage of the process, as there is no longer an active investigation whose conduct needs to be shielded from public scrutiny. — Charity Ryerson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026