Antonyms for guarding
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : gahrd |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɑrd |
Definition of guarding
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.
- verb protect, watch
- The four chairs are still standing round it, as if they were guarding something.
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- There is some one working for you, guarding you, who desires to remain unknown.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Then the King's alive, for the other three are guarding him!
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- For it was the body of Josef, the little servant, slain in guarding the King.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- They had been watchdogs through all these years, guarding her from the knowledge of a truth.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- Then it will be our duty to select, if we can, natures which are fitted for the task of guarding the city?
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- My apparent condition had naturally led to carelessness in guarding me.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- Besides, she was guarding his business; that was a great comfort.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- She doesn't know anything about this—er—this guarding the house.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- There's no guarding against excesses when you establish a rivalry.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
Synonyms for guarding
- attend
- baby-sit
- bulwark
- chaperon
- chaperone
- conduct
- convoy
- cover
- cover up
- defend
- escort
- fend
- keep
- keep an eye on
- keep in view
- keep under surveillance
- look after
- lookout
- mind
- observe
- oversee
- patrol
- police
- preserve
- ride shotgun for
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- see after
- shelter
- shepherd
- shield
- shotgun
- stonewall
- superintend
- supervise
- tend
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