guarded

[ gahr-did ]

/ ˈgɑr dɪd /

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adjective

cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.

protected, watched, or restrained, as by a guard.

Origin of guarded

First recorded in 1500–10; guard + -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR guarded

1 wary, watchful, chary, circumspect, vigilant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM guarded

guard·ed·ly, adverb guard·ed·ness, noun self-guard·ed, adjective well-guard·ed, adjective

Words nearby guarded

guard pin, guard ring, guard's van, guardafui, guardant, guarded, guardee, guardhouse, guardhouse lawyer, guardi, guardian

Definition for guarded (2 of 2)

guard

[ gahrd ]

/ gɑrd /

verb (used with object)

to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.

to keep under close watch in order to prevent escape, misconduct, etc.: to guard a prisoner.

to keep under control or restraint as a matter of caution or prudence: to guard one's temper.

to provide or equip with some safeguard or protective appliance, as to prevent loss, injury, etc.

Sports. to position oneself so as to obstruct or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent on offense): The linebacker moved to his right to guard the end going out for a pass.

Chess. to protect (a piece or a square) by placing a piece in a supportive or defensive position relative to it.

verb (used without object)

to take precautions (usually followed by against): to guard against errors.

to give protection; keep watch; be watchful.

noun

a person or group of persons that guards, protects, or keeps a protective or restraining watch.

a person who keeps watch over prisoners or others under restraint.

a body of people, especially soldiers, charged with guarding a place from disturbance, theft, fire, etc.

a close watch, as over a prisoner or other person under restraint: to be kept under guard.

a device, appliance, or attachment that prevents injury, loss, etc.

something intended or serving to guard or protect; safeguard: insurance as a guard against disasters.

a posture of defense or readiness, as in fencing, boxing, or bayonet drill.

Football.

either of the linemen stationed between a tackle and the center.
the position played by this lineman.

Basketball. either of the players stationed in the backcourt.

Chess. a piece that supports or defends another.

Cards. a low card that is held with a high card of the same suit and that enables the holder to save the high card for a later trick.

British. a railroad conductor.

Guards, the name of certain bodies of troops in the British army.

Origin of guard

1375–1425; late Middle English garde guardianship < Old French g(u)arde, noun derivative of g(u)arder (v.) < Germanic; see ward

SYNONYMS FOR guard

1 shield, shelter, safeguard; preserve, save.

3 hold, watch.

9 defender, protector; watchman, guardian; guardsman, sentry, sentinel, patrol.

14 defense, protection, aegis, security, safety; bulwark, shield.

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ANTONYMS FOR guard

1 attack.

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synonym study for guard

1. See defend.

OTHER WORDS FROM guard

guard·a·ble, adjective guard·er, noun guard·less, adjective guard·like, adjective

pre·guard, verb (used with object) self-guard, noun un·der·guard, noun un·guard·a·ble, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for guarded

The wine cellar—one of the best in the world—survived World War II and is guarded around the clock.

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Throughout its 800-year history, Cambridge University has guarded jealously its absolute right to free speech.

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People were eager to see the place that, just two days ago, was guarded with state air defense forces and riot police squads.

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Long divorced, he doted on his grown children and guarded his solitude.

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Obama ran a disciplined reelection campaign, but he could have guarded his tongue more carefully.

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He was the son of God and of Coronis, and was guarded by a goatherd.

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But he is virtually a prisoner in the south tower, guarded by my soldiers.

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Out from this window the little feet could trot upon the guarded roof of a piazza.

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It was not until the following spring that chance improbably betrayed her guarded secret to me.

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They are bound to have it guarded, an' we've got to coax him out somehow.

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British Dictionary definitions for guarded (1 of 2)

guarded

/ (ˈɡɑːdɪd) /

adjective

protected or kept under surveillance

prudent, restrained, or noncommittal a guarded reply

Derived forms of guarded

guardedly, adverb guardedness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for guarded (2 of 2)

guard

/ (ɡɑːd) /

verb

to watch over or shield (a person or thing) from danger or harm; protect

to keep watch over (a prisoner or other potentially dangerous person or thing), as to prevent escape

(tr) to control to guard one's tongue

(intr usually foll by against) to take precautions

to control entrance and exit through (a gate, door, etc)

(tr) to provide (machinery, etc) with a device to protect the operator

(tr)

chess cards to protect or cover (a chess man or card) with another
curling bowls to protect or cover (a stone or bowl) by placing one's own stone or bowl between it and another player

(tr) archaic to accompany as a guard

noun

a person or group who keeps a protecting, supervising, or restraining watch or control over people, such as prisoners, things, etc Related adjective: custodial

a person or group of people, such as soldiers, who form a ceremonial escort guard of honour

British the official in charge of a train

the act or duty of protecting, restraining, or supervising
(as modifier)guard duty

Irish another word for garda

a device, part, or attachment on an object, such as a weapon or machine tool, designed to protect the user against injury, as on the hilt of a sword or the trigger of a firearm

anything that provides or is intended to provide protection a guard against infection

another name for safety chain
a long neck chain often holding a chatelaine

See guard ring

sport an article of light tough material worn to protect any of various parts of the body

basketball

the position of the two players in a team who play furthest from the basket
a player in this position

the posture of defence or readiness in fencing, boxing, cricket, etc

take guard cricket (of a batsman) to choose a position in front of the wicket to receive the bowling, esp by requesting the umpire to indicate his position relative to the stumps

give guard cricket (of an umpire) to indicate such a position to a batsman

off one's guard having one's defences down; unprepared

on one's guard prepared to face danger, difficulties, etc

stand guard (of a military sentry, etc) to keep watch

mount guard

(of a sentry) to begin to keep watch
(with over) to take up a protective or defensive stance (over something)

Derived forms of guard

guardable, adjective guarder, noun guardless, adjective guardlike, adjective

Word Origin for guard

C15: from Old French garde, from garder to protect, of Germanic origin; compare Spanish guardar; see ward

Medical definitions for guarded

guarded

adj.

Watched over; supervised, as of the condition of a patient.

Idioms and Phrases with guarded

guard

see off guard; stand guard.

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