WARDS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

wards 1 of 2

noun

plural of ward

as in defenses

means or method of defending frequent hand washing is an oft-recommended ward against the spread of common germs

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as in custodies

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something gained the ward of his cousin upon the death of her parents

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wards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ward

as in protects

to drive danger or attack away from vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people

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Recent Examples of wards

Noun

Arabs and Jews are treated in the same hospitals (in the same wards and rooms) by medical staff comprised of Arabs and Jews. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Sensitive wards are separated so contamination can’t race through the building. —

Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Roizman’s findings led to better hygiene in maternity wards, and a dramatic decrease in HSV infections in neonatal wards. —

Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Conditions are improving as international partners surge resources to the area, but for weeks, hospitals wards have been overwhelmed with patients and far from enough equipment to care for them – or healthcare workers – properly. —

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 6 June 2026 Twenty winners will be drawn from each of the city’s three wards. —

Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 The film’s best performances, however, come from the youngsters playing Winifred’s new wards. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 May 2026 Of 10 hospitals with significant labor and delivery wards in Arkansas, only one responded to ProPublica’s questions. —

Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026 In recent local elections, Reform won all the wards in the constituency and secured around half the vote. —

ABC News, 18 May 2026

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Noun

The barrage was part of a larger Ukrainian attack over a broad swath of Russia, with air defenses intercepting 555 drones, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense – including over the Sea of Azov.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Russian air defenses destroyed nearly 200 Ukrainian drones on approach to the capital - but acknowledged several had managed to hit the city's main oil refinery for the second time this week.

— Charles Maynes, NPR, 18 June 2026