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Antonyms for guard against
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑrd |
Definition of guard against
Origin :- early 15c., "one who keeps watch," from Middle French garde "guardian, warden, keeper; watching, keeping, custody," from Old French garder "to keep, maintain, preserve, protect" (corresponding to Old North French warder, see gu-), from Frankish *wardon, from Proto-Germanic *wardo- "to guard" (see ward (v.)). Abstract or collective sense of "a keeping, a custody" (as in bodyguard) also is from early 15c. Sword-play and fisticuffs sense is from 1590s. Guard-rail attested from 1860.
- As in beware : verb be careful
- As in defend : verb protect
- Oh, Colonel, help me to guard against so dreadful a calamity.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- But there are more kinds of fools than one can guard against.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- She put Count Albert on his guard against this insidious enemy.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- And so I was contriving to do all I could to guard against the latter.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- He had not been sufficiently on his guard against temptations that might come in the future.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Or, perhaps, he felt it his duty to be on guard against all strangers who approached them.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- She recalled the emphasis with which Eugene had told them to be on their guard against Aristide.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- It is more for our interest than anyone's to guard against them.
- Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
- Then at this point, my boys, let us take heed, and be on our guard against deceptions.
- Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
- No one can be on his guard against that of which he has no experience.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
Synonyms for guard against
- attend
- avert
- avoid
- battle
- be cautious
- be wary
- beat off
- bulwark
- care for
- cherish
- conserve
- contend
- cover
- entrench
- espouse
- fend off
- fight
- fight for
- fortify
- foster
- garrison
- guard
- guard against
- hedge
- heed
- hold
- hold at bay
- house
- insure
- keep eyes open
- keep on one's toes
- keep one's distance
- keep safe
- look after
- look out
- maintain
- mind
- mind p's and q's
- mine
- notice
- nourish
- oppose
- panoply
- preserve
- prevent
- provide sanctuary
- refrain from
- repel danger
- resist
- retain
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- shelter
- shield
- shun
- stave off
- steer clear of
- sustain
- take care
- take heed
- take in
- uphold
- walk on eggs
- war
- ward off
- watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
- withstand
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