Synonyms of shields

shields 1 of 2

noun

plural of shield

as in defenses

means or method of defending

the slightly built boy used his sharp wit as a shield against the school's bullies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• assaults
• offenses
• aggressions
• offensives

shields

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shield

1

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in covers

to place a protective layer over

she shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• covers
• screens
• masks
• clothes
• cloaks
• caps
• veils
• drapes
• crowns
• disguises
• obscures
• palls
• canopies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exposes
• uncovers
• bares

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shields

Noun

Reflective, multilayer shields will block the most heat, and ones with a thicker foam core will work much better than thin ones. — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Security-camera footage filmed Harris and Perez getting out of their cars armed with their Glock service pistols and ballistic shields, the report states. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Meanwhile, the federal standard deduction shields single filers and married couples with $15,750 and $31,500, respectively. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 25 June 2026

On the shuttle’s exterior, people can see the gray heat shields that can take 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, while the white shields can safeguard a mere 700 degrees. — Marla Jo Fisher, Daily News, 24 June 2026

Five officers responded with weapons and shields, the State's Attorney's office said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 June 2026

Some protesters fired flares toward officers or tore up chunks of asphalt and chucked them toward police in shields and riot gear. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Collagen-boosting peptides work over time to plump and smooth the appearance of wrinkles, hyaluronic acid hydrates and softens, and a protective cocktail of vitamins A, C, and E shields skin from daily environmental aggressors. — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026

Some paid hundreds of dollars for protective shields rather than risk a theft that could cost thousands. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026

Verb

The ruling retained the Fed’s special status in the government that shields it from interference by the White House—now or in the future. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 June 2026

That case concerns a longstanding Supreme Court precedent that broadly shields members of such boards from being fired at will, in order to protect them from partisan interference. — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The new law shields editors and reporters from prior review by university officials. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 29 June 2026

When fully zipped, the stand-up collar offers extra protection at the front of the neck while the hood shields the scalp and ears. — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

The ruling was a major blow to immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, which shields immigrants from countries in turmoil from deportation. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

Forbes estimates that the provision shields him from civil tax liabilities in the range of $600 million. — Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026

Or that its status as a tradition shields it from reproach. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 June 2026

In the layer of the upper atmosphere called the stratosphere, the gas creates a protective layer that shields Earthlings from harmful ultraviolet rays. — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 8 June 2026