Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A person or device that protects, watches over, or restricts access to something.
Guard
/ɡɑːd/Synonyms:
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Examples:
'There will be guards on the paths,' he said.
"They're guarding the train station," Victor responds.
The switch, guarded by a safety trip, was marked number one.
Etymology:
From Middle English garde, from Old French garde, verb from the Frankish *wardōn, which is from the Proto-Germanic *wardōną (to guard, to watch, to protect).
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