adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of protect form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   defended
2. 2
   Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general. usually

Adjective

1. 1
   guarded from injury or destruction wordnet
2. 2
   kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

preservedshieldedarmedbastionedbattlementedburglarproof

Antonyms

All antonyms

guarddoomedimprotectednon-protected

Example

More examples

"The institution must be protected."

Related phrases

protected areaprotected cruiserprotected democracyprotected membrane roofprotected modeprotected nameprotected sexprotected termprotected titleaccess modifierprotected sex

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