SAFEGUARDING Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in protecting

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safeguarding

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noun

as in protection

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safeguarding

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verb

present participle of safeguard

as in defending

to drive danger or attack away from sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves

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Noun

Another folder called ‘off field’ had detailed sub-sections including safeguarding, event hire, governance, hospitality, insurance, merchandise, staff, pitch hire, player expenses and risk assessment. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Unlike fellow Club name Wells Fargo , whose core business is collecting deposits and issuing consumer and commercial loans, BNY's main focus is collecting fees from servicing, safeguarding, and moving financial assets for institutions. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Meta has agreed to pay around $17 billion, as well as institute several safeguarding measures across their social media platforms. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 And if your data needs extra safeguarding, the My Passport SSD comes with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection for a double security whammy. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 Recent headlines have prompted difficult but necessary conversations about welfare, safeguarding and accountability in television. — Emma Pringle, Deadline, 17 June 2026 Scouting America volunteers and employees are required to complete mandatory safeguarding training and a criminal background check for the organization, a representative said. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026 Conservationists at Shark Trust in Plymouth, England, have specialized in the safeguarding of sharks and stingrays since 1997. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 Newsom signed the election safeguarding bill in his office, flanked by Cervantes, Umberg and Assembly sponsor Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, who was a Santa Cruz County elections clerk for nearly 30 years. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

Verb

The government pressured chipmakers to reprioritize order fulfillment, safeguarding the birthright of Americans to buy new trucks. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The book-length teaching, released in May, focuses on safeguarding the human person in the age of AI. — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Officials said one of the Coast Guard's missions is environmental protection, which includes safeguarding marine life. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 Never promoting renewable energy or safeguarding us with stronger regulation. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026 Indeed, protecting the kingdom increasingly means safeguarding not only its territory and airspace, but also the maritime corridors through which its economy reaches global markets. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 French bishops have since introduced compensation and safeguarding measures, but survivors have continued to press Church leaders to demonstrate accountability. — Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 In future studies, the team hopes to look even closer at how frogs acquire protective skin microbiomes from the natural environment, with the goal of safeguarding tropical habitats that support the beneficial microbes. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026 The rise of artificial intelligence is disrupting the traditional playbook for safeguarding enterprise equity. — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for safeguarding

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

Verb

The crisis is a central issue in the race for California insurance commissioner, with candidates offering different approaches to stabilizing the market and protecting homeowners.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The result was the PAC-2 variant better known as the MIM-104 Patriot missile, made famous during the 1991 Gulf War for protecting Coalition forces against attacks by Iraqi Scud ballistic missiles.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of protecting

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

Verb

We grow practiced at defending art by describing its return on investment.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Netflix bought exclusive rights to broadcast the 2030 World Cup in co-host Spain on Tuesday in a deal that lets a free-to-air public broadcaster show games each day including the defending champion’s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of defending

Noun

In January, the FBI raided a Post reporter’s home, as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of mishandling sensitive national security information.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Key members of the party have put forward energy security plans that include a role for oil and gas.

— Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of security

Verb

Their day jobs are with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a specialized force tasked with guarding the peaks and passes of India’s 2,167-mile (3,488-kilometer) long Himalayan border with China.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The two businesses, collectively known as CTU, recruited the Colombian commandos who were supposed guarding Sanon in Haiti but later stormed Moïse’s hillside residence above Port-au-Prince in the middle of the night.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of guarding

Noun

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

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