132 entries under verb topic. ×

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guard(noun, cover, attack, keep)
12
shield(noun, cover, attack, keep)
11
safeguard(noun, cover, attack, keep)
10
avert(stop, remove, reduce, restrain)
10
defend(cover, attack, keep, hide)
9
fend(phrasal verb, attack, keep, defend)
8
protect(cover, attack, keep, hide)
7
keep(restraint, refuge)
7
shelter(noun, cover, position, care)
6
cover(noun, position, care, hide)
6
house(noun, place, cover, flat)
6
obviate(stop, remove, halt, allow)
6
preclude(stop, remove, halt, allow)
6
screen(noun, cover, care, hide)
5
inhibit(stop, reduce, restrain, halt)
5
stave off(expression, phrasal verb, stop, remove)
4
block(noun, territory, state, place)
4
check(stop, reduce, restrain, prevent)
4
forestall(stop, remove, allow, prevent)
4
preserve(cover, attack, keep, hide)
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APASmart Define. (2015). ward thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/ward/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "ward thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/ward/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, ward thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/ward/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "ward thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/ward/thesaurus/synonyms>