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[ gahr-did ] / ˈgɑr dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guarded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech. protected, watched, or restrained, as by a guard. Origin of guardedFirst recorded in 1500–10; guard + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR guarded1 wary, watchful, chary, circumspect, vigilant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR guarded ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM guardedguard·ed·ly, adverbguard·ed·ness, nounself-guarded, adjectivewell-guarded, adjectiveWords nearby guardedguardant, guard band, guard cell, guard dog, guard duty, guarded, guardee, guard hair, guardhouse, guardhouse lawyer, Guardi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guardedThe wine cellar—one of the best in the world—survived World War II and is guarded around the clock. Inside The World’s 10 Oldest Restaurants|Justin Jones|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Throughout its 800-year history, Cambridge University has guarded jealously its absolute right to free speech. To Stop ISIS, Britain Is Set to Stop Free Speech|Nico Hines|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST People were eager to see the place that, just two days ago, was guarded with state air defense forces and riot police squads. Where in the World Is Yanukovych?|Oleg Shynkarenko|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Long divorced, he doted on his grown children and guarded his solitude. Spending a Day With Peter O’Toole|Malcolm Jones|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Obama ran a disciplined reelection campaign, but he could have guarded his tongue more carefully. Obama Needs a Friend in Congress—Like Bush Had|Lloyd Green|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST He was the son of God and of Coronis, and was guarded by a goatherd. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II.|Annie Besant But he is virtually a prisoner in the south tower, guarded by my soldiers. A Witch Shall Be Born|Robert E. Howard Out from this window the little feet could trot upon the guarded roof of a piazza. An American Girl Abroad|Adeline Trafton It was not until the following spring that chance improbably betrayed her guarded secret to me. The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd They are bound to have it guarded, an' we've got to coax him out somehow. Hopalong Cassidy|Clarence E. Mulford
British Dictionary definitions for guarded
adjectiveprotected or kept under surveillance prudent, restrained, or noncommittala guarded reply Derived forms of guardedguardedly, adverbguardedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to guardedcautious, reserved, restrained, circumspect, calculating, attentive, cagey, canny, careful, chary, discreet, gingerly, leery, noncommittal, prudent, reticent, safe, vigilant, wary, watchful Medical definitions for guarded
adj.Watched over; supervised, as of the condition of a patient. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |