Synonyms for Guarding:

• adj.

  •defensive (adjective)
  • forestalling,
  • guarded,
  • protective,
  • armored,
  • resistive,
  • foiling,
  • uptight*,
  • arresting,
  • on guard,
  • Checking,
  • in opposition,
  • coping with,
  • balking,
  • Interrupting,
  • secure,
  • frustrating,
  • preventive,
  • Withstanding,
  • conservative,
  • cautious,
  • wary,
  • thwarting,
  • warding off,
  • preservative.
  •on guard (adjective)
  • alert,
  • expectant.

• n.

  •conservation (noun)
  • conserving,
  • upkeep,
  • control,
  • keeping,
  • Managing,
  • care,
  • supervision,
  • maintenance,
  • management,
  • conservancy,
  • governing,
  • protecting,
  • attention,
  • storage,
  • custody,
  • supervising,
  • cherishing,
  • directing,
  • salvation,
  • preserving,
  • economy.
  •protection (noun)
  • insurance,
  • camouflage,
  • assurance,
  • safety,
  • buffer,
  • certainty,
  • refuge,
  • aegis,
  • fix,
  • barrier,
  • armor,
  • armament,
  • stability,
  • tutelage,
  • surety,
  • strength,
  • preservation.
  •safekeeping (noun)
  • trust.

• v.

  •accompany (verb)
  • guide,
  • shadow,
  • associate with,
  • hang out*,
  • spook,
  • date,
  • lead,
  • hang around with,
  • shlep along,
  • draft*,
  • string along,
  • usher,
  • squire,
  • come along,
  • keep company,
  • consort,
  • show around,
  • go along,
  • show about,
  • stick to,
  • tailgate,
  • drag*,
  • dog*,
  • take out,
  • tag along,
  • follow.
  •arm (verb)
  • heel,
  • prepare,
  • protect,
  • provide,
  • make ready,
  • furnish,
  • load,
  • load up,
  • fortify,
  • outfit,
  • gear,
  • issue,
  • supply,
  • equalize,
  • rod up,
  • accouter,
  • tote,
  • deck,
  • prime,
  • rig,
  • pack a rod,
  • appoint,
  • strengthen,
  • array,
  • heel up,
  • pack,
  • mobilize,
  • gird,
  • lug iron.
  •attend (verb)
  • accompany,
  • companion.
  •baby-sit (verb)
  • watch,
  • sit,
  • take care.
  •defending (verb)
  • buffering,
  • Policing,
  • Resisting,
  • Retorting,
  • supporting,
  • Sustaining,
  • arguing,
  • counterattacking,
  • barring,
  • averting,
  • Fending,
  • Responding,
  • Sheltering,
  • upholding,
  • answering,
  • Replying,
  • screening,
  • countering,
  • opposing,
  • backfiring,
  • Securing,
  • Warding,
  • Barricading,
  • covering,
  • Rebutting,
  • defending,
  • shielding,
  • returning.
  •guard (verb)
  • keep,
  • attend,
  • preserve,
  • chaperon,
  • escort,
  • lookout,
  • shotgun,
  • observe,
  • safeguard,
  • cover up,
  • mind,
  • supervise,
  • baby-sit,
  • look after,
  • shepherd,
  • shelter,
  • see after,
  • oversee,
  • stonewall,
  • defend,
  • convoy,
  • keep under surveillance,
  • conduct,
  • police*,
  • screen,
  • save,
  • tend,
  • superintend,
  • keep in view,
  • chaperone,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • bulwark,
  • patrol,
  • cover,
  • keep an eye on,
  • fend,
  • shield.
  •protecting (verb)
  • Maintaining.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • declare,
  • corroborate,
  • confinement,
  • circumspectly,
  • accommodating,
  • immunization,
  • authorize,
  • avow,
  • self-protective,
  • custodianship,
  • assert,
  • patronizing,
  • vigilant,
  • Self-defensive,
  • validate,
  • Defying,
  • precaution,
  • hold,
  • Harboring,
  • Admitting,
  • caring,
  • Patrolling,
  • defense,
  • stand firm,
  • avouch,
  • harbouring,
  • insulation,
  • tending,
  • Charging,
  • defence,
  • safe,
  • overprotection,
  • fencing,
  • Picketing,
  • allow,
  • Deeming,
  • curbing,
  • ward,
  • watchfulness,
  • admit,
  • hedging,
  • keep watch over,
  • endorse,
  • verify,
  • obliging,
  • prevailing,
  • forethought,
  • confining,
  • confirm,
  • Vindicating,
  • accompaniment,
  • guardedly,
  • watch over,
  • tutelary,
  • watching,
  • argue,
  • justify,
  • watchful,
  • surveillance,
  • vigilance,
  • charily,
  • acknowledge,
  • immunisation,
  • Applying,
  • ensuring,
  • patrolman,
  • charge,
  • concurring,
  • civil defense,
  • Obtaining,
  • Shepherding,
  • auspices,
  • be sure,
  • moderating,
  • Championing,
  • insure,
  • portering,
  • Sentinelling,
  • security,
  • parental,
  • cautiously,
  • alerting,
  • halting,
  • conducting,
  • tempering,
  • prophylactic,
  • fostering,
  • custodial,
  • insularity,
  • warily,
  • Escorting,
  • approve,
  • guarantee,
  • establish,
  • beat,
  • attending,
  • Containing,
  • ascertain,
  • confess,
  • guardian,
  • agreeing,
  • Garrisoning,
  • assure,
  • lockup,
  • booking,
  • contain,
  • foresight,
  • immunizing,
  • hold over,
  • preventive custody,
  • alarming,
  • attest,
  • Advocating,
  • conservation,
  • vigilantly,
  • maintain,
  • affirm,
  • conservatively,
  • uphold,
  • Carrying,
  • Cautioning,
  • agree,
  • representing,
  • Minding,
  • guard,
  • carefully,
  • detention,
  • protective custody,
  • Convoying,
  • controlling,
  • rounds,
  • Adjudging,
  • entertaining,
  • Declaring,
  • jail.

Paraphrases for Guarding:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    guard.
  • Noun, plural
    Guards.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    guard.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    keeps.
  • Noun, plural
    bodyguards, supervisors, escorts.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    escort, escorts, watch, patrol.
  • Verb, past tense
    retained.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    surveilling, supervising, assuring, hanging, Preventing, prevention, watching, Overseeing, warning, Advocating, save, saving, conserving, buffering, observing, Sheltering, averting, Insulating, Checking, Championing, shielding, abiding, surveying, Providing, Manning, caring, holding, bearing, shadowing, striving, fencing, Propping, keeping, stay, Staying, tending, controlling, counselling, lying, store, Storing, watch.

• Other Related

  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    watchkeeping, safekeeping, babysitting, Maintaining, retaining.

Antonyms for Guarding:

• adj.

  • defensive
    undefensive, unwatchful, unwary, unprotective.

• n.

  • conservation
    waste, squandering, spending, destruction.
  • protection
    threat, attack, hurt, injury, harm.

• v.

  • accompany
    withdraw, leave, desert, abandon.
  • arm
    disarm.
  • guard
    neglect, ignore, forget, disregard.

Guarding Sentence Examples:

• He could not sleep, because he felt that on his shoulders rested not only the responsibility of carrying this gigantic work to a satisfactory conclusion, but also, to a large extent, the responsibility of watching over and guarding the lives of the people employed in the service.

• A sentinel fixed there guarding you.