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Synonyms & Antonyms of wards
(Entry 1 of 2)
- frequent hand washing is an oft-recommended ward against the spread of common germs
Synonyms for wards
- aegises
- (also egises),
- ammunitions,
- armors,
- bucklers,
- covers,
- defenses,
- guards,
- protections,
- safeguards,
- screens,
- securities,
- shields,
- walls
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- aggressions,
- assaults,
- attacks,
- offenses
- (or offences),
- offensives
- gained the ward of his cousin upon the death of her parents
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of wards (Entry 2 of 2)
- vowed that he would take whatever measures were necessary to ward the nation's people
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“Wards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wards. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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