Synonyms for on one's guard

Grammar : Adj

Spell : gahrd

Phonetic Transcription : gɑrd

Top 10 synonyms for on one's guard

alert
careful
cautious
defensive
guarded
heedful
mindful
observant
on guard
on one's toes

Other synonyms for the word on one's guard

on the lookout
on the watch
upon one's guard
vigilant
watchful

Définition of on one's guard

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.

adj wary

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