Synonyms for protected
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
defended
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Protect is more complete than guard or defend; an object may be faithfully guarded or bravely defended in vain, but that which is protected is secure.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- safe All the papers were taped up and kept in the safe.
- secure The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
- preserved Nature needs to be preserved in and around Algiers.
- shielded His black sunglasses shielded his eyes from the sun.
- covered The reporter covered the gas explosion in Shibuya.
- sheltered These flowers should be sheltered from the rain.
By length
- 4 letters
- safe1
- 5 letters
- saved1
- 6 letters
- secure2, immune2
- 7 letters
- covered2
- 8 letters
- shielded2
- 9 letters
- preserved2, sheltered2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (secure2 = 2 syllables).