What is another word for protection?
379 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pɹətˈɛkʃən], [ pɹətˈɛkʃən], [ p_ɹ_ə_t_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for protection:- advantage (noun)
- aegis (noun)
- anchor (noun)
- armament(s) (noun)
- armor (noun)
- auspices (noun)
- awning (noun)
- bastion (noun)
- birth control (noun)
- blackmail (noun)
- bosom (noun)
- bribe (noun)
- bulwark (noun)
- care (noun)
- condom (noun)
- conservation (noun)
- cover (noun)
- covering (noun)
- custody (noun)
- darkness (noun)
- defense (noun)
- dues (noun)
- fortification (noun)
- guardianship (noun)
- hedge (noun)
- immunity (noun)
- insusceptibility (noun)
- lodging (noun)
- parapet (noun)
- patrol (noun)
- patronage (noun)
- precaution (noun)
- preservation (noun)
- preventative (noun)
- protection (noun)
- refuge (noun)
- resistance (noun)
- safe harbor (noun)
- safe house (noun)
- safety (noun)
- safety net (noun)
- sanctuary (noun)
- shadow (noun)
- support (noun)
- trump (noun)
- tutelage (noun)
- vantage (noun)
- ward (noun)
- well-being (noun)
- other synonyms
- guide
- habitation
- indemnity
- protection
Synonyms for Protection:
n.
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- benefit,
- contributory,
- camouflage,
- actuary,
- adjuster,
- carrier,
- comprehensive,
- actuarial,
- broker,
- collision damage waiver.
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- covert.
- favor,
- precedence,
- comfort,
- avail,
- aid,
- good,
- supremacy,
- prestige,
- profit,
- interest,
- edge,
- hold,
- prevalence,
- break,
- convenience,
- influence,
- power,
- blessing,
- gratification,
- superiority,
- support,
- choice,
- leeway,
- utility,
- improvement,
- ascendancy,
- leverage,
- assistance,
- mastery,
- authority,
- luck,
- help,
- dominance,
- upper hand,
- Resources,
- sanction,
- odds,
- starting,
- return,
- eminence,
- recognition,
- boon,
- position,
- asset,
- preference,
- gain.
- graft,
- lagniappe,
- compensation,
- contract,
- sweetener,
- gratuity,
- enticement,
- kickback,
- Sweeteners,
- gravy,
- present,
- feedbags,
- perquisite,
- corrupting gift,
- lure,
- price,
- corrupt money,
- reward,
- goody,
- sweetening,
- fringe benefit,
- influence peddling,
- grease,
- buyoff,
- remuneration,
- gift,
- take,
- sop,
- payola,
- bait,
- allurement,
- incentive,
- inducement,
- feedbag.
- pre-serval,
- pre-servals,
- guardings,
- preservings,
- up keeps,
- conservings,
- super-vising,
- sustentations,
- preservals,
- pre serval,
- safeguardings,
- cherishings,
- governings,
- pre serving,
- managings,
- up-keeps,
- super vising,
- up keep,
- supervisings,
- directings,
- pre servals,
- pre servings,
- protectings,
- pre-servings,
- up-keep,
- pre-serving.
- counterattack,
- resistance,
- reply,
- barrier,
- aversion,
- argument,
- rebuttal,
- moat,
- countermeasure,
- barricade,
- backfire,
- answer,
- shelter,
- response,
- wall,
- safeguard,
- retort,
- shield.
- presidios,
- blockhouses,
- entrenchments,
- presidio,
- earthworks,
- earthwork,
- Embattlement,
- entrenchment,
- blockhouse.
- re leases,
- re-lease,
- re-leases,
- invulnerabilities,
- re lease,
- in vulnerability,
- in-vulnerability,
- in-vulnerabilities,
- in vulnerabilities.
- pied a terre,
- pieds a terre,
- pieds-a-terre,
- re-sort,
- lodgments,
- room board,
- bed breakfast,
- re-sorts.
- preservation,
- fix,
- protective covering,
- protective cover,
- safekeeping,
- surety,
- stability,
- armament,
- strength,
- self-defense,
- reassurance,
- protecting,
- assurance,
- trade protection,
- safety,
- charge,
- certainty.
- retardation,
- impedances,
- Insusceptibility,
- impeding,
- imperviousness,
- Renitence,
- Renitency,
- impedance,
- unsusceptibility,
- striking back.
- para chute,
- para-chute,
- level economic security guaranteed by government,
- para-chutes,
- safety-net,
- government aids,
- protective umbrellas,
- sheet anchors,
- safety plugs,
- para chutes,
- preventive measures.
Other synonyms:
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- domicile,
- haven,
- lair,
- abode,
- consumerism,
- dwelling,
- cocoon,
- hospital,
- uncovered,
- peak,
- umbrella,
- burrow,
- habitation,
- salvation,
- lightning rod,
- lodge,
- vaccination,
- asylum,
- lifesaver,
- brim.
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- expose,
- bunk,
- lockdown,
- protector,
- exposed,
- salvage,
- cushion,
- residence,
- den,
- racket,
- home,
- board.
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- steward,
- quarter,
- unprotected.
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- house,
- accommodate,
- place.
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- open.
Paraphrases for Protection:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
protect.
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Proper noun, singular
protect.
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Noun, singular or mass
protect.
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Verb, past tense
protecting, protected.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
protecting.
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Verb, past participle
protected.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
protecting, protects.
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Verb, base form
protect.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
child-protection.
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Proper noun, singular
preservation, guardianship.
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Noun, singular or mass
preservation, tutelage, guardianship.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
protected, protects, safety-net.
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Proper noun, singular
agreements, implications, Criteria, citizens, protected, sanctions, commitments, forces, Persons, Fisheries, products, Penalties, Companies, Measures, workers, advisers, employers, Standards, objectives, Trademarks, Children, Monopolies, delegates, Forms, Floods, individuals, wards, Marques, data, Goals, prevention, coverage, protects.
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Noun, singular or mass
Criteria, data, certainty, protectorate, supervision, prevention, precaution, safekeeping, coverage, cushion, refuge, bulwark.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Sustaining, Storing.
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Verb, past participle
secured, sheltered, Influenced, Consigned, Disclaimed, felt, safeguarded, safeguard, coverage.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
protecting, safeguarding, safeguard.
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Proper noun, singular
protecting, interests, conservation, sites, safeguarding, safeguards, safeguard, welfare.
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Noun, singular or mass
protecting, conservation, protectionism, safeguarding, safeguard, welfare.
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Verb, past tense
safeguards, safeguard, welfare.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
safeguarding.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
safeguards.
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Verb, base form
safeguard.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Protection:
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n.
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advantage
handicap, hindrance, drawback, loss, restriction, obstacle, disadvantage.
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bulwark
weak point.
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Other antonyms:
instability, susceptibility, Vulnerableness, liability, desertion, jeopardy, abandonment, risk, offensive, violability, surrender, betrayal, susceptibleness, flight, capitulation, precariousness.
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advantage
Hypernym for Protection:
n.
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act
care, momism, overprotection, guardianship, self-defence, charge, ruggedisation, ruggedization, patrol, escort, locking, immunization, accompaniment, immunisation, self-defense, shielding, defence, insulation, tutelage, sealing, saving, defense, civil defense, air cover, overshielding, self-protection, inoculating, vaccinating, preservation, waterproofing, covering, lockup.
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act
Hyponym for Protection:
n.
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act
activity.
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act