shields

NOUN

protection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

armor buffer bulwark safeguard shelter

STRONG

absorber aegis armament buckler bumper cover defense escutcheon guard mail rampart screen security ward

VERB

protect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceal cover defend safeguard shelter ward off

STRONG

bulwark chamber fend guard harbor haven house roof screen secure shotgun stonewall

WEAK

cover all bases cover up give cover give shelter go to bat for ride shotgun take under one's wing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon lay bare reveal uncover

STRONG

disregard ignore

WEAK

endanger open

Example Sentences

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Shields, who lives in New Jersey, started feeling more comfortable financially only during the pandemic when, like many other Americans, she got raises at work and her expenses went down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Shields said the location of any fight would have to be discussed but hinted at a meeting between the two stars at the end of 2026 and said the bout would be at middleweight.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Although a mouth-watering fight with Shields may lie in weight, Shalom was quick to warn of Pineiro's threat.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Undisputed heavyweight champion Shields is expected at ringside and Price says a bout could happen "sooner than people think".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Laid out on the end tables were the same sorts of white crocheted doilies that my grandmother Shields used to have at her house.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama