Definition for Guard:

• To protect; to defend; to watch over; to keep in safety; to be cautious.

Synonyms for Guard:

• n.

  •American Football (noun)
  • end.
  •
  • advance guard,
  • company,
  • command,
  • battalion,
  • corps,
  • brigade,
  • detachment.
  •
  • sentinel,
  • lookout.
  •
  • doorkeeper,
  • concierge.
  •
  • watch over.
  •
  • conceal.
  •
  • porter,
  • signalman,
  • railroad,
  • engineer,
  • conductor,
  • lineman.
  •
  • forensics.
  •basketball (noun)
  • center.
  •bulwark (noun)
  • barrier,
  • bastion,
  • stronghold,
  • fortress.
  •contrast (noun)
  • foil.
  •custodian (noun)
  • official,
  • caretaker,
  • manager,
  • commandant,
  • overseer,
  • custodian,
  • proctor,
  • ranger,
  • curator,
  • steward,
  • governor,
  • functionary.
  •defense (noun)
  • countermeasure,
  • wall,
  • resistance,
  • argument,
  • aversion,
  • moat,
  • rebuttal,
  • response.
  •guard (noun)
  • bodyguard,
  • defender,
  • pad,
  • sentry go,
  • armament,
  • watchperson,
  • sentry duty,
  • bouncer,
  • hold,
  • safety device,
  • safety,
  • chaser,
  • aegis.
  •guard duty (noun)
  • sharp eye,
  • guardedness,
  • peeled eye.

• v.

  •accompany (verb)
  • take out,
  • shadow,
  • guide,
  • usher,
  • squire.
  •arm (verb)
  • protect.
  •attend (verb)
  • companion.
  •baby-sit (verb)
  • sit.
  •cherish (verb)
  • treasure,
  • nurture,
  • nurse,
  • entertain,
  • support,
  • nourish,
  • sustain.
  •defend (verb)
  • reply,
  • answer,
  • respond,
  • resist,
  • defend,
  • counterattack,
  • police,
  • avert,
  • rebut,
  • argue,
  • retort,
  • barricade,
  • oppose,
  • uphold,
  • bar,
  • counter,
  • ward,
  • buffer,
  • save,
  • return,
  • backfire.
  •guard (verb)
  • superintend,
  • keep in view,
  • oversee,
  • see after,
  • observe,
  • conduct,
  • supervise,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • keep under surveillance,
  • stonewall.
  •protect (verb)
  • conserve.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • stationmaster,
  • accompany,
  • sandbag,
  • blindfold,
  • tend,
  • mollycoddle,
  • watchman,
  • Interpol,
  • extricate,
  • stand up for,
  • patrol,
  • observer.
  •
  • face mask,
  • insulate,
  • watch,
  • reinforcement.
  •
  • squad,
  • look after,
  • presence.
  •
  • cushion,
  • cocoon.
  •
  • guarantee.
  •
  • spare,
  • proof.
  •baby-sit
  • babysit.
  •care for
  • keep safe.
  •defend
  • fight for,
  • hold at bay,
  • beat off,
  • ward off,
  • retain,
  • guard against.
  •guard
  • guardsman.
  •look out
  • watcher.
  •Other relevant words:
  • shin guard,
  • patronize,
  • column,
  • attendant,
  • yardman,
  • butcher,
  • espouse,
  • intimately,
  • gentleman-at-arms,
  • around,
  • paladin,
  • by,
  • carry,
  • alert,
  • railroad man,
  • seat belt,
  • keep vigil,
  • Picquet,
  • approximately,
  • driver,
  • coach,
  • rein,
  • wariness,
  • fuse,
  • cool,
  • caution,
  • stand watch,
  • sport,
  • Hayward,
  • coachman,
  • cortege,
  • cloak,
  • pilot,
  • refrigerate,
  • manage,
  • self-defence,
  • guardian angel,
  • make rounds,
  • file,
  • concur,
  • snub,
  • allow,
  • accommodate,
  • tackle,
  • van,
  • house,
  • section,
  • nearly,
  • roughly,
  • take hold,
  • swain,
  • prevail,
  • promote,
  • moderate,
  • custodianship,
  • fight back,
  • footballer,
  • qualify,
  • retrench,
  • Protective Clothing,
  • yeoman,
  • defensive,
  • supervisor,
  • concord,
  • condom,
  • warn,
  • host,
  • fight down,
  • insulation,
  • wing,
  • keep watch,
  • fight,
  • harbour,
  • batter,
  • reserved,
  • jock,
  • offensive lineman,
  • guardrail,
  • lusty,
  • intrench,
  • army,
  • cavalier,
  • go for,
  • regularly,
  • stewardship,
  • be safe,
  • hinder,
  • ordinarily,
  • set back,
  • back,
  • Toxophilite,
  • strong,
  • surveillance,
  • archer,
  • fellow traveler,
  • comfortable,
  • watchful,
  • cogent,
  • good,
  • copyright,
  • cohort,
  • burden,
  • generally,
  • Outguard,
  • underwrite,
  • have got,
  • rank,
  • circumscribe,
  • jumper,
  • forcible,
  • curb,
  • hold in,
  • thereabout,
  • handrail,
  • Castellan,
  • prudence,
  • infielder,
  • bear,
  • lightning conductor,
  • restrain,
  • rescue,
  • prohibit,
  • hold back,
  • board,
  • watchful eye,
  • goggles,
  • coarsely,
  • phalanx,
  • control,
  • centre,
  • violently,
  • gaoler,
  • prefect,
  • agree,
  • goaltender,
  • Battalia,
  • contraceptive,
  • safety rail,
  • interlock,
  • garrison,
  • monitor,
  • view as,
  • almost,
  • regiment,
  • eye,
  • helmet,
  • chauffeur,
  • defy,
  • qui vive,
  • give,
  • hold up,
  • bank guard,
  • palladium,
  • keep watch over,
  • arm guard,
  • be prepared for,
  • sun helmet,
  • fend for,
  • care,
  • proctoring,
  • await,
  • influential,
  • competitor,
  • safety glass,
  • protective custody,
  • lightning rod,
  • pledge,
  • entrench,
  • vindication,
  • watch and ward,
  • flank,
  • apologist,
  • govern,
  • redcap,
  • keep up,
  • hard,
  • mark,
  • beware,
  • supporter,
  • baseballer,
  • be watchful,
  • escape mechanism,
  • engine driver,
  • Truckman,
  • weather eye,
  • switchman,
  • cricketer,
  • esquire,
  • rear guard,
  • genius loci,
  • pull,
  • Forfend,
  • catcher,
  • take notice of,
  • Gabion,
  • defensive lineman,
  • bull,
  • brakeman,
  • careful,
  • immunity,
  • upholder,
  • vindicator,
  • anticipate,
  • monitoring,
  • shade,
  • keep in,
  • sturdy,
  • sheltered,
  • feed,
  • crash helmet,
  • obligate,
  • take for,
  • embarrass,
  • charioteer,
  • cool off,
  • register,
  • tutelary deity,
  • flying column,
  • baseman,
  • protective,
  • steady,
  • watchfulness,
  • observance,
  • refuge,
  • trainman,
  • Engarrison,
  • racer,
  • railroader,
  • wrestler,
  • repel,
  • stoker,
  • advocate,
  • provision,
  • hide,
  • curtail,
  • keep in check,
  • stable,
  • Parados,
  • slow down,
  • be vigilant,
  • asylum,
  • sanctuary,
  • protective umbrella,
  • praetorian guard,
  • agile,
  • some,
  • precaution,
  • most,
  • rudely,
  • shroud,
  • shielding,
  • admit,
  • fend off,
  • Gamester,
  • hard hat,
  • skater,
  • prophylactic,
  • shortstop,
  • wellness,
  • represent,
  • ego defenses,
  • potent,
  • take charge of,
  • base hit,
  • professional athlete,
  • supervisory,
  • closely,
  • safety valve,
  • dashboard,
  • outfield,
  • charge,
  • windscreen,
  • invigilator,
  • Custos,
  • watching,
  • avoidance reaction,
  • be ready for,
  • adjudge,
  • vigilant,
  • book,
  • goalie,
  • vanguard,
  • breastwork,
  • keep eyes open,
  • beefeaters,
  • fireman,
  • Coast Guard,
  • rein in,
  • safety plug,
  • defence,
  • self-protection,
  • wardress,
  • division,
  • Guards,
  • guarded,
  • beat back,
  • invigilation,
  • forward,
  • keep alive,
  • something like,
  • withhold,
  • bank up,
  • accusation,
  • watch for,
  • vigilance,
  • wait,
  • Sacre,
  • commonly,
  • constrain,
  • frequently,
  • cordon,
  • Condottiere,
  • evzone,
  • withstand,
  • look for,
  • patrolman,
  • defense mechanism,
  • keep off,
  • bind,
  • intense,
  • player,
  • goalkeeper,
  • Drayman,
  • blocking back,
  • Postboy,
  • preventive,
  • subdivision,
  • piquet,
  • contain,
  • negative taxis,
  • bless,
  • nose guard,
  • Vetturino,
  • warehouse,
  • provide for,
  • safe,
  • self-preservation,
  • platoon,
  • confine,
  • carter,
  • nestle,
  • disbelieve,
  • unevenly,
  • Guarder,
  • altogether,
  • take,
  • apply,
  • decelerate,
  • not quite,
  • retard,
  • dispatcher,
  • broadly,
  • pugilist,
  • defenses,
  • keep from,
  • keep back,
  • custody,
  • Hackman,
  • whip,
  • be careful,
  • check,
  • reserve,
  • arrest,
  • forethought,
  • have,
  • champion,
  • active,
  • lee,
  • minder,
  • inhibit,
  • bowman,
  • postilion,
  • oblige,
  • lifeline,
  • yardmaster,
  • tutelary saint,
  • ballplayer,
  • sportsman,
  • virtually,
  • throw,
  • cordon sanitaire,
  • make,
  • cabman,
  • athlete,
  • padding,
  • laminated glass,
  • bridle,
  • thereabouts,
  • fortification,
  • straiten,
  • windshield,
  • deem,
  • trainmaster,
  • legion,
  • outpost,
  • enjoin,
  • cabdriver,
  • declare,
  • fullback,
  • nimble,
  • patent,
  • harshly,
  • ensconce,
  • Syce,
  • overlook,
  • obtain,
  • safekeeping,
  • put away,
  • wagoner,
  • look out,
  • dodger,
  • psychological defenses,
  • note,
  • household troops,
  • able,
  • outfielder,
  • obstruct,
  • squadron,
  • Propugnation,
  • safe-conduct,
  • on guard,
  • marshal,
  • wingback,
  • train,
  • hold fast,
  • earthwork,
  • solid,
  • haven,
  • battery,
  • wait on,
  • robust,
  • tailback.

Paraphrases for Guard:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    guarding.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    guarding.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Soldiers, Rifles, Garda.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ranger.
  • Verb, past tense
    Warned, saved, Detained, Cautioned, retained, Remained, Got.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    AM.
  • Verb, base form
    Avoiding, guarantee, upholding.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Guardia, guardsman, Guardsmen, coastguard, members, Watchmen, GARDE, guardian, guardians, guarda, warden, wardens, custodians, watchkeeping, protection, protections.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    guardhouse, Guardsmen, coastguard, warder, custodianship, watchman, Watchmen, safekeeping, GARDE, guardian, escorts, janitor, steward, vigilant, lookout, sentry, sentinel, warden, goalie, babysitting, protection, doorman, stewardship, garrison.
  • Verb, past tense
    maintained.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    warden.
  • Verb, base form
    preserve, beware, warden, protection.

Antonyms for Guard:

• n.

  • defense
    injury, harm, hurt.
  • Other antonyms:
    surrender, desertion, capitulation, abandonment, flight, betrayal, offensive.

• v.

  • protect, watch
    let go, lay bare, neglect, injure, give up, endanger, uncover, ignore, abandon, disregard, desert, leave, lose, forget.

Homophones for Guard:

• GARDE, Gard.

Holonyms for Guard:

• n.

  • act
    basketball team, eleven, football team, five.

Hypernym for Guard:

• n.

  • group
    bodyguard, home guard, territorial reserve, territorial.
  • person
    porter, screener, watcher, hall porter, gatekeeper, doorkeeper, watchman, halberdier, bouncer, door guard, chucker-out, ostiary, security guard, doorman.

• v.

  • social
    stand sentinel, patrol, baby-sit, police, stand watch, sit, babysit, keep guard, stand guard.

Hyponym for Guard:

• n.

  • act
    position, lineman.
  • attribute
    posture, attitude, position.
  • group
    force, military force, military unit, military group.
  • person
    cager, shielder, lineman, basketball player, basketeer, defender, guardian, protector.

• v.

  • social
    watch over, move, keep an eye on, act, observe, follow, watch.

Meronym for Guard:

• n.

  • group
    escort, bodyguard.