Synonyms of wards

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• offenses
• assaults
• offences
• 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

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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

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