A lot of policemen guarded the hall.
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Guarded
/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/
Synonyms for "guarded" (216 found)
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Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (64)
covertcurbedcustodialdefendeddeliberatedetacheddiscreetdisinclined to believedisposed to doubtdistanteagle-eyedexpressionlessforbiddingfrigidfrostygingerlyhard of beliefhawk eyedhawk-eyedheedful
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hesitanthiddenicyimpassiveimpersonalimpervious to persuasionimpregnablein checkin leading stringsin remissioninaccessibleinconvincibleincredulousinhibitedintrovertedinvulnerablejudiciouskeen-eyedleaving out nothingleerylidlessloathmindfulmodest
Adjective(12 words)
Verb(4 words)
Noun(3 words)
danish sikkerhedging adverbsmore concealed
Adverb(1 words)
less communal attitudes
Related words (108)
Noun(6 words)
noncommittalobscuredobservantoffisholympianon guardon leashon the lookouton the watchopen eyedopen-eyedoverlooking no possibilitypatentedpawkypent uppent-uppolicedpoliticprivyprotected
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prudentregardfulreluctantremoteremovedrepressedreservedrestrainedretardedreticentretiringsacredsafesafeguardedscreenedsharp eyedsharp-eyedshelteredshieldedshrinkingshroudedshy of beliefskepticalsleeplessslow to actslowed downstandoffstandoffishsubduedsuppressedsuspectingsuspicioustentativethoroughulteriorunadventurousunaffableunapproachableuncommunicativeuncongenialunconvincibleuncredulousundaringundemonstrativeunder controlunder disciplineunder restraintunenterprisingunexpansiveungenialunpersuadableunpersuasibleunprecipitateunwilling to acceptvigilantwarywatchfulwith open eyeswithdrawn
Adjective(9 words)
operational risk managementrestrainedrestrictedsafe substancesecure cryptographic algorithmsecurestshytentative claimtentative conclusion
Related word relations
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More general
6 entriesMore specific
14 entriesCollocations
10 entriesguarded approachguarded areaguarded by guardsguarded entranceguarded estimateguarded expressionguarded optimismguarded secretsguarded stanceguarded tone
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- предпазлив adj (cautious)
French
1 entries- circonspect adj (cautious)
Māori
1 entries- hihira adj (cautious)
Portuguese
1 entries- circunspecto adj (cautious)
Spanish
2 entries- circunspecto adj (cautious)
- reservado adj (cautious)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The dog guarded the house against strangers.
Source: tatoeba (48257)
Ranks of police guarded the entrance.
Source: tatoeba (238075)
He was guarded in his remarks.
Source: tatoeba (287322)
Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.