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Synonyms for protection
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. protection

    The weak may speak or act in defense of the strong; none but the powerful can assure others of protection. A defense is ordinarily against actual attack; protection is against possible as well as actual dangers. We speak of defense against an assault, protection from the cold. Vindication is a triumphant defense of character and conduct against charges of error or wrong. Compare APOLOGY.

    Synonyms:
    apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

    Antonyms:
    abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

    Preposition:
    Defense against assault or assailants; in law, defense to an action, from the testimony.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. protection

    Synonyms:
    shelter, defence, security, safety, refuge, guard

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. protectionnoun

    the activity of protecting someone or something

    "the witnesses demanded police protection"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, aegis, security, tribute, trade protection, shelter, protective cover, auspices

  2. protective covering, protective cover, protectionnoun

    a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

    "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, aegis, tribute, trade protection, security, shelter, protective cover, auspices

  3. security, protectionnoun

    defense against financial failure; financial independence

    "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, surety, auspices, security system, tribute, trade protection, security measures, certificate, aegis, security measure, security, protective cover, security department, shelter

  4. protection, shelternoun

    the condition of being protected

    "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, aegis, security, tribute, trade protection, tax shelter, shelter, protective cover, auspices

  5. auspices, protection, aegisnoun

    kindly endorsement and guidance

    "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, aegis, tribute, trade protection, egis, security, shelter, protective cover, auspices, breastplate

  6. protection, trade protectionnoun

    the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

    "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, aegis, security, tribute, trade protection, shelter, protective cover, auspices

  7. protection, tributenoun

    payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

    "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"

    Synonyms:
    protective covering, aegis, security, tribute, trade protection, shelter, protective cover, auspices, testimonial

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. protectionnoun

    Synonyms:
    shelter, defence, security, safety, refuge, guard, preservation

  2. protectionnoun

    Synonyms:
    shield, ægis, buckler, palladium

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. protectionnoun

    Synonyms:
    defense, shield, shelter, tutelage, refuge, bulwark, coverture, safeguard

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How to use protection in a sentence?

  1. Santiago Albadalejos:

    We deploy higher protection than others because the patients we handle present intense symptoms and are more contagious, transfers are slow, and very meticulous.

  2. Major General Jeffrey Snow:

    In the absence of Chattanooga we probably would have done some of these things anyway …( but) it has certainly accelerated some of our force protection measures.

  3. Peter Altmaier:

    The time is ripe for hydrogen and the necessary technologies, we will have to tap into its potential to create value, to secure jobs and to explore and utilize that for climate protection.

  4. Jay Abiona:

    When conducting a security assessment or an investigation, I am convinced that analyzing the past, evaluating the present and providing a plan for the future; establishes a credible solution that will protect you, your family and your assets. Protection is a matter of prevention, not reaction.

  5. Paul Martin:

    From a cultural perspective, Jidai Japanese will always buy daggers for prestige or protection purposes, bringing them to funerals and leaving them at shrines, there is a worry that the craft will die but I don't think so. There is always a new influx of people who are interested, and people who always were.


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