Synonyms of wards

wards 1 of 2

noun

plural of ward

1

as in defenses

means or method of defending

frequent hand washing is an oft-recommended ward against the spread of common germs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• offenses
• assaults
• aggressions
• offensives

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• custodies
• care
• hands
• trusts
• guardianships
• controls
• managements
• custodianships
• supervisions
• governorships
• superintendences

wards

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wards

Noun

That applies to organisations such as cafes, leisure centres, gyms and hairdressers, as well as public toilets, local sports clubs with at least 25 members, hospital wards, domestic violence shelters and rape-crisis shelters. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026

Held the first Tuesday each August, this year’s celebration in Aurora included block parties and gatherings of police, fire and emergency vehicles at 24 different community events across all of the city’s 10 wards. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Health workers warn the crisis could delay surgeries requiring transfusions and paralyze maternity wards. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 July 2026

These immigrants, mostly undocumented, are blamed for rampant crime, taking jobs and overrunning hospital wards and places in government schools. — Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Active cooling should come later, focused on the places that need it most, such as schools, hospital wards, and care homes. — Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

The next day, a judge ruled that Robby and Michael should be considered wards of the state and sent them to an orphanage. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Proceeds from the trek were used to purchase mammography and internal radiation equipment for a local hospital in Nepal (while later missions to Mount Kilimanjaro have also supported children’s cancer wards in Africa). — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 July 2026

Princess Kate, who wore a light yellow dress with black buttons and belt from Suzannah London, took a tour of some of the wards and heard how the hospital is undergoing crucial expansion to enable it to widen its help for children. — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026