safeguarded

ADJECTIVE

defended

Synonyms

STRONG

guarded

WEAK

safe

ADJECTIVE

fail-safe

Synonyms

STRONG

sound

WEAK

covered foolproof protected reliable reliant secure sure

ADJECTIVE

fortified

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barricaded covered guarded protected reinforced secured strengthened walled

STRONG

armed armored bulwarked buttressed entrenched garrisoned manned supported

WEAK

bastioned fortressed strong

Antonyms

WEAK

open unguarded unprotected

ADJECTIVE

protected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covered guaranteed guarded preserved secured sheltered

STRONG

camouflaged cherished defended disguised ensconced fostered harbored shaded

WEAK

cared for immune safe

Antonyms

STRONGEST

exposed

WEAK

insecure susceptible unprotected unsheltered vulnerable weak

ADJECTIVE

safe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intact protected secure

STRONG

okay snug

WEAK

cherished free from danger guarded home free impervious impregnable in safety inviolable invulnerable maintained out of danger out of harm's way preserved safe and sound sheltered shielded sitting pretty tended unassailable undamaged under lock and key under one's wing unharmed unhurt uninjured unmolested unscathed unthreatened vindicated watched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insecure unprotected

WEAK

dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

saved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freed released rescued

STRONG

conserved cured defended guarded healed maintained preserved protected reclaimed regenerated salvaged secure

WEAK

safe unthreatened

Antonyms

STRONG

insecure unprotected

WEAK

lost destroyed ruined spent squandered wasted

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"May there be greater room for freedom and may the dignity of the human person always be safeguarded," the Pope said pointedly.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The executive pointed to China, as well as Japan and South Korea—which both allow the sale of Chinese cars—as examples of countries that successfully safeguarded their domestic auto industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

To stem concerns, India's Trade Minister Piyush Goyal reassured farmers that their interests would be safeguarded, adding that the key red lines that had been drawn by New Delhi had not been crossed.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Ghosh: Quantum computers need to be safeguarded from ground up.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

There are fossils to be safeguarded, ancient manuscripts; there are pearls, gold nuggets, a sapphire as big as a mouse.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

safeguarded

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