ARMOR Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈär-mər

Definition of armor

as in ammunition

means or method of defending the skunk's primary armor is the foul-smelling fluid that it can eject

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as in sheath

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it the crab's armor makes it difficult prey for some smaller predators

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Noun

It was meant to disguise something, and at the same time it was meant to give a certain feeling of strength, of course, because wearing armor does something to the body. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026 Moreover, most of that ATP isn’t fuel burned outright but an opportunity cost – building blocks that could’ve become a new cell go instead into the spore’s armor and protective proteins. — Canan Karakoç, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

The plan is to armor the place with sandbags until more thorough repairs can be completed. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Workers have been frantically building an emergency revetment — placing rocks on the coast to armor the shoreline against the waves — to shore up the roadway, located on a narrow strip of coastline pinched between the ocean and a cliff. — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armor

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Noun

Investigators later seized three guns and ammunition from Bjornholt’s home.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Paporakis had hundreds of rounds of rifle ammunition and a manifesto expressing white supremacist and extremist ideologies, police said.

— Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Verb

But a team of about eight Sherpas could do it – using foam padding and a special stretcher that cocoons the body, Dawa said.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
It's known for its exceptionally blue waters and the dusky pink clay rock formations that cocoon it.

— Callie Thorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of cocoon

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The drills include amphibious landing, air and missile defense and mine sweeping, as well as intelligence gathering, logistics and resupply and casualty evacuation on several remote islands, including Tanegashima.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The combination of Chance downing teams inside the 10-yard line combined with a suffocating defense could be a recipe for success for TCU in the final half of the season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of defense

Noun

This uses distinct propellant grains that are arranged sequentially inside the motor casing and separated into two or more independent chambers.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
The wells needed wider diameters (wider casing) and slickwater fracking, not gelled fluids, to sustain enough pressure to produce ample gas flows.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of casing

Verb

Its bankruptcy filings, which were picked through by 404 Media, encapsulate the critiques of the AI industry’s model.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
This statement encapsulates the essential reason Christ Jesus was sent by the Father – to reveal his oneness with God, which illustrates the truth of everyone’s oneness with the Father as the spiritual man of God’s creating.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of encapsulate

Noun

Anger about rising inflation, from energy prices to housing costs, has led to clashes in Italy and Portugal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Rising fuel costs, discontent with the state of schools, declining public services and a housing crisis have created perfectly stormy weather for an autumn of protests in Europe.

— Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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