Definition for Protect:

• Keep safe, defend, guard, ( person, thing, from, against, danger, injury, &c.); ( Pol. Econ.) guard( home industry) against competition by imposts on foreign goods; ( Commerc.) provide funds to meet( bill, draft); provide( machinery &c.) with appliances to prevent injury from it, as protected rifles. Hence protective a., protectively adv., protectiveness n. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Protect:

• n.

  •
  • benefit.
  •
  • stand up for.

• v.

  •defend (verb)
  • avert,
  • defend,
  • argue,
  • backfire,
  • rebut,
  • screen,
  • sustain,
  • counterattack,
  • oppose,
  • bar,
  • ward,
  • return,
  • barricade,
  • retort,
  • police,
  • respond,
  • support,
  • counter,
  • buffer,
  • safeguard,
  • resist,
  • save,
  • reply,
  • secure,
  • answer,
  • uphold,
  • shield.
  •harbor (verb)
  • harbor.
  •protect (verb)
  • conserve.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • mollycoddle,
  • sandbag,
  • extricate.
  •
  • galvanize,
  • insulate,
  • champion.
  •
  • cocoon,
  • cushion.
  •
  • watch.
  •
  • proof,
  • spare,
  • mind.
  •care for
  • tend,
  • keep safe.
  •cover
  • cover up.
  •immunize
  • inoculate.
  •inoculate
  • vaccinate.
  •Other relevant words:
  • emancipate,
  • exquisite,
  • garrison,
  • patent,
  • phantom,
  • defensive,
  • veil,
  • underwrite,
  • Periculous,
  • revive,
  • trace,
  • cloak,
  • redeem,
  • conceal,
  • sentinel,
  • patrol,
  • enshroud,
  • bared,
  • grit one's teeth,
  • remedy,
  • keep alive,
  • bear a hand,
  • rally,
  • detention,
  • nerve,
  • lag,
  • guardianship,
  • darkness,
  • magical,
  • conservation,
  • pleasant,
  • eclipse,
  • stand firm,
  • patronize,
  • stonewall,
  • retain,
  • convoy,
  • accompany,
  • lock,
  • fog,
  • screening,
  • fascinating,
  • make rounds,
  • attend,
  • coop,
  • bail out,
  • hedge,
  • cap,
  • night,
  • look,
  • embrace,
  • economize,
  • hold up,
  • restrict,
  • bald,
  • command,
  • foster,
  • shroud,
  • pleasing,
  • cheer,
  • skimp,
  • restrain,
  • back,
  • delightful,
  • captivating,
  • help,
  • in danger,
  • favor,
  • tail,
  • husband,
  • favour,
  • treasure,
  • nurture,
  • defender,
  • beautiful,
  • endangered,
  • give a boost,
  • barren,
  • keep up,
  • apparition,
  • bless,
  • steel,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • aid,
  • cloud,
  • succor,
  • seclude,
  • take shelter,
  • take under wing,
  • insecure,
  • enclose,
  • agreeable,
  • obscurity,
  • give sanctuary,
  • haven,
  • resuscitate,
  • attractive,
  • dangerous,
  • shut off,
  • stash,
  • bulwark,
  • charmed,
  • bite the bullet,
  • muffle up,
  • lovely,
  • set up,
  • ghost,
  • guard against,
  • unprotected,
  • endorse,
  • perpetuate,
  • cure,
  • separate,
  • nurse,
  • stand guard,
  • comfort,
  • forward,
  • armor,
  • enfold,
  • hazardous,
  • shadow,
  • register,
  • safe,
  • muffle,
  • succour,
  • disguise,
  • brood over,
  • nice,
  • supervise,
  • take charge of,
  • serve,
  • perilous,
  • confine,
  • take precautions,
  • intrench,
  • keeping,
  • swaddle,
  • advocate,
  • covered,
  • flank,
  • espouse,
  • repel,
  • surround,
  • superintend,
  • security,
  • hold,
  • cover all bases,
  • feed,
  • avail,
  • defense,
  • vindicatory,
  • warehouse,
  • babysit,
  • circumscribe,
  • reserve,
  • nude,
  • covering,
  • reclaim,
  • bear up,
  • untrustworthy,
  • enchanting,
  • defence,
  • insure,
  • wait on,
  • encircle,
  • harbour,
  • lend a hand,
  • be partial to,
  • unsafe,
  • house,
  • give a hand,
  • copyright,
  • adumbrate,
  • have,
  • relieve,
  • assure,
  • give refuge,
  • turn off,
  • parlous,
  • darken,
  • fight for,
  • play safe,
  • restore,
  • go to bat for,
  • inure,
  • shotgun,
  • bound,
  • custody,
  • Forfend,
  • stand watch,
  • adumbration,
  • guarded,
  • justificatory,
  • keep watch,
  • doctor,
  • swathe,
  • wildcat,
  • keep guard,
  • keep vigil,
  • mist,
  • amiable,
  • blanket,
  • charming,
  • ease,
  • do good,
  • fraught with danger,
  • camouflage,
  • gloom,
  • provision,
  • nourish,
  • stiffen,
  • board,
  • give a lift,
  • magic,
  • observe,
  • scrimp,
  • befriend,
  • Guards,
  • assist,
  • protection,
  • cherish,
  • encourage,
  • promote,
  • brace,
  • mother,
  • naked,
  • abet.

Paraphrases for Protect:

• Equivalence

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    protecting.
  • Adjective
    protection, protected, protects, protecting.
  • Proper noun, singular
    protections, protection, protected, protects, protecting.
  • Noun, plural
    protections, protects.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    protection, protecting.
  • Adverb
    protecting.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    safeguarding.
  • Verb, base form
    protection, safeguarding.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    protectors.

• Independent

  • Preposition or subordinating conjunction
    safeguarding.
  • Adjective
    safeguarding, protectionist.
  • Proper noun, singular
    regards, safeguarding, Standards, preservation.
  • Noun, plural
    precautions, interests, reasons.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    safeguarding, preservation.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, promote.
  • Verb, base form
    Measures, steps, hearing, insulate, respect, avoid, nurture, cushion, guardianship, enforce, promote.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    preserve.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    preserve.
  • Verb, base form
    preserve.

Antonyms for Protect:

• v.

  • take care of; guard from harm
    hurt, neglect, harm, give up, let go, ignore, endanger, injure, uncover, destroy, release, waste, lay bare, squander, abandon, attack, open.
  • Other antonyms:
    capitulate, submit, yield, cave, bombard.

Hypernym for Protect:

• v.

  • competition
    mothproof, screen, defend, wall, charm, insure, immunise, immunize, preserve, overprotect, hold, guard, cover for, look out, keep, fence, surround, fence in, shield, cover, body guard, ward, safeguard, palisade.

Hyponym for Protect:

• v.

  • competition
    assist, defend.