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[ wawr-did ] / ˈwɔr dɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR warded ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving notches, slots, or wards, as in locks and keys. Origin of warded1565–75; ward (noun) + -ed3 Words nearby wardedwar crime, war crimes, war cry, ward, war dance, warded, ward eight, warden, wardenry, War Department, warder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wardedThe tax cuts could be warded off through simple legislation. The Fiscal Cliff’s First Victim?|Daniel Gross|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST And with her quick decision came a rush and stir of spirit that warded off her weakness. The Light of Western Stars|Zane Grey The bully then aimed a tremendous blow at the boy's face, which fortunately was warded off by one of the women. But the motherliness which is in every true woman's heart, warded off this danger. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
A look of poverty was about the room, warded off by care and cleanliness, but poverty still. Fashion and Famine|Ann S. Stephens For years she had warded off crises by merely ignoring their imminence.
British Dictionary definitions for warded
adjective(of locks, keys, etc) having wards Collins 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 wardedavert, avoid, block, check, deflect, deter, divert, fend, foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, interrupt, obviate, parry, preclude, prevent, rebuff, rebut, repel |