Synonyms for shield

Most common

shell · carapace · cuticle

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

assail, bombard

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.

2. v. 1

   To protect, to defend.

   Sunscreen shields against the harmful effects of solar rays.

Related words

Word family

shieldmaid shieldmaker shieldman shieldsman shieldsmith shieldtail shield-toad shieldwright

Phrases

shield beetle shield bug shield fern ozone shield panty shield shield aralia shield shrimp shield volcano

Forms

Plural

shields → shells, carapaces, cuticles, defenses…

Past participle

shielded
e.g. shielded → protected, defended, screened, covered…

Example sentences

• shell It took Tom a long time to break out of his shell.
• cuticle Desert plants coat themselves in a thick, waxy cuticle to keep in water.
• carapace In the terrarium lived a millipede with a shiny carapace.
• protection They may properly claim the protection of the law.
• arms The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

keep¹, save¹, arms¹

5 letters

cover², guard¹, shell¹, fence¹

6 letters

screen¹, secure², defend², harbor², scutum

7 letters

defense², protect², defence², shelter², harbour², bulwark², cuticle³, buckler³

8 letters

security⁴, bathroom², preserve², carapace

9 letters

palladium⁴

10 letters

protection³, escutcheon

11 letters

achievement³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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