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单词 guarded
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guarded

adjective

guard·​ed ˈgär-dəd How to pronounce guarded (audio)
1
: cautious, circumspect
2
: being an extremely serious condition with uncertain outcome
was in guarded condition after the crash
guardedly adverb
guardedness noun

Synonyms

  • alert
  • careful
  • cautious
  • chary
  • circumspect
  • conservative
  • considerate
  • gingerly
  • heedful
  • safe
  • wary
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Example Sentences

a guarded man who knew better than to reveal such delicate information
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Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

guarded

adjective

guard·​ed ˈgär-dəd How to pronounce guarded (audio)
: cautious
a guarded answer

guarded 1 of 2

adjective

as in wary
having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble a guarded man who knew better than to reveal such delicate information guarded actions

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • wary
  • cautious
  • careful
  • alert
  • circumspect
  • gingerly
  • safe
  • heedful
  • vigilant
  • conservative
  • watchful
  • considerate
  • chary
  • attentive
  • thoughtful
  • observant
  • awake
  • cagey
  • regardful
  • foresighted
  • provident
  • calculating
  • advertent
  • shrewd
  • deliberate
  • slow
  • canny
  • cagy
  • hypercautious
  • foresightful
  • forethoughtful
  • ultracareful
  • ultracautious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unguarded
  • careless
  • unsafe
  • heedless
  • reckless
  • unmindful
  • rash
  • impetuous
  • regardless
  • bold
  • brash
  • unwary
  • venturesome
  • negligent
  • inattentive
  • lax
  • asleep
  • thoughtless
  • incautious
  • inconsiderate
  • remiss
  • neglectful
  • indiscreet
  • imprudent
  • injudicious
  • forgetful
  • inadvertent
  • unplanned
  • unintentional
  • absentminded
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guarded

2 of 2

verb

past tense of guard
1
as in protected
to drive danger or attack away from guard the quarterback so he doesn't get sacked

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • protected
  • defended
  • shielded
  • safeguarded
  • secured
  • fenced
  • warded
  • kept
  • fended
  • bulwarked
  • screened
  • preserved
  • covered
  • forfended
  • prevented
  • opposed
  • saved
  • conserved
  • resisted
  • withstood
  • stood up for
  • fought
  • walled
  • averted
  • warred
  • contended
  • picketed
  • buffered
  • palisaded
  • battled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • attacked
  • assailed
  • assaulted
  • bombarded
  • stormed
  • besieged
  • beset
  • submitted
  • yielded
  • overran
  • capitulated
  • caved
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2
as in blockaded
to disallow entry into (a place) by means of a physical barrier at the entry point a fire-breathing dragon guarded the entrance to the castle

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • blockaded
  • barricaded
  • locked
  • gated
  • barred
  • obstructed
  • fenced
  • hedged
  • blocked (off)
  • diked
  • closed (off)
  • walled (off)
  • bolted
  • screened (off)
  • curtained (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • opened
  • reopened
  • unbolted
  • unbarred
  • unblocked
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