guards

NOUN

protector

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defender escort warden

STRONG

bouncer chaperon chaperone chaser custodian guardian lookout picket sentinel sentry shepherd shield ward watch

WEAK

convoyer watchperson

NOUN

defense

Synonyms

STRONG

aegis armament armor buffer bulwark pad protection rampart safeguard screen security shield ward

Antonyms

STRONG

harm hurt injury

VERB

protect, watch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover defend escort keep look after observe oversee patrol preserve safeguard secure shield supervise

STRONG

attend baby-sit bulwark chaperon chaperone conduct convoy fend lookout mind police save screen shelter shepherd shotgun stonewall superintend tend

WEAK

cover up keep an eye on keep in view keep under surveillance ride shotgun for see after

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon desert endanger forget give up harm hurt ignore injure lay bare leave let go lose neglect uncover

STRONG

disregard

Example Sentences

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“We consider it unrealistic,” he said, adding it would take too long, and expose all ships that go through the strait to threats from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and ballistic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There is no doubting its strategic value to Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The Young Guards was formed in 2021 by an elected representative of the LFI but in the face of current events has been disbanded.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

An extremely shadowy figure, Ghaani became commander of the force responsible for the external operations of the Revolutionary Guards after the killing of Qassem Soleimani in a US strike in Iraq in 2020.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

But the young women who played the roles of the flight crew and ground crew of the 46th Guards were actresses, not pilots.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein