BUCKLER Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

buckler

noun

ˈbə-klər

Definition of buckler

as in shield

means or method of defending a strong and free press is our best buckler against tyranny

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Recent Examples of buckler Hurling a few 12-to-6 knee-bucklers can thwart the opponent’s smooth rhythm. — Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025 Golden shield fern, broad buckler fern, basket fern, hart's tongue fern, soft-shield fern, evergreen maidenhair, and more. — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 17 Feb. 2023 So the film pays bemused tribute not only to one of Disneyland’s most popular rides but those old swash-bucklers who once graced movie screens. — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckler

Noun

Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The jail has issued inmates Android tablets and Englert says some have turned the heat shields into blades.

— Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

Denmark's defense intelligence service specifically warned Russia could use such tactics to split the NATO alliance.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Against Henderson, the Dodgers took advantage of mistakes by the Brewers’ usually fundamentally sound defense to score four runs against him, only two of which were earned.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of defense

Noun

How did a live round get into the revolver and who brought the lethal ammunition to the set?

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
The principal and the teacher were hit with ammunition used in 12-gauge shotguns but their injuries weren't life threatening, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Noun

Members sign up to a set of guidelines around victim protection, attend events and host seminars.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Instead, revenue protection mode—according to the DOJ—prioritized maintaining revenue by leasing fewer apartments at higher prices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of protection

Noun

But Howard club tennis players say safeguards should already be in place to prevent incidents like this.

— Ashley Paul, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The issue is reshaping the governor’s race, as Republican Joe Lombardo and Democrat Aaron Ford spar over development, tax breaks and safeguards for electricity bills and water supplies.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguard

Noun

Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine with more than 100 weapons since Monday evening.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
In late August, Davis was found guilty of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of weapon

Noun

The third suspect acknowledged receiving the paintings at his home and hiding them behind a wall built beneath a staircase after the theft.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Simon took the campy photographs in the same Hilton hotel where Moore’s children awaited their mother, and the images make up what the wall text calls a MooreWrap cruise-collection look book.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026