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

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

Reilly, along with aldermen Brian Hopkins (2nd) and Bill Conway (34th) — whose wards also each include part of downtown — are pushing for a significant overnight police presence in the downtown area to last for the entire summer. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Set in reform schools, psychiatric wards, or overcrowded orphanages, the narratives explore the systemic erasure of identity. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026