Antonyms for safeguarded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : seyf-gahrd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪfˌgɑrd


Definition of safeguarded

Origin :
  • late 14c., "protection, safety," from Middle French sauvegarde "safekeeping, safeguard" (13c.), from Old French salve, sauve (fem. of sauf; see safe (adj.)) + garde "a keeping" (see guard (n.)). Meaning "something that offers security from danger" is recorded from late 15c.
  • verb protect
Example sentences :
  • And the succession could be safeguarded by marrying Steven and Myrna.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • In addition, however, it will be safeguarded in the following manner.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague
  • T was Friday, the day he always came, if (so she safeguarded it) he was to come at all.
  • Extract from : « The Flaw in the Crystal » by May Sinclair
  • His mother must be safeguarded and her comfort looked after during his absence.
  • Extract from : « The Flag » by Homer Greene
  • I, as a servant of the King, have to see that all Crown-property is safeguarded.
  • Extract from : « The Following of the Star » by Florence L. Barclay
  • Had not these children rights which ought to have been safeguarded?
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, October 1899 » by Various
  • The Sultan, too, had to be safeguarded from untimely revelations.
  • Extract from : « Secret History of the English Occupation of Egypt » by Wilfrid Scawen Blunt
  • But he had not safeguarded the interest of any washing machine in his window.
  • Extract from : « The Consumer Viewpoint » by Mildred Maddocks
  • The patient must be safeguarded against irritation and strain.
  • Extract from : « What a Man Wills » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Yes,” I said, “but consider, must not the safety of society be safeguarded by some punishment?
  • Extract from : « News from Nowhere » by William Morris

Synonyms for safeguarded

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