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Synonyms for guarded
ˈgɑr dɪdguard·ed

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  1. guarded, restrainedadjective

    prudent

    "guarded optimism"

    Synonyms:
    restrained, quiet, unemotional, moderate, reticent

    Antonyms:
    incautious

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  1. guardedadjective

    Synonyms:
    cautious, wary, circumspect, watchful, careful

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  1. guardedadjective

    Synonyms:
    cautious, wary, circumspect, careful, reserved, non-committal

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  1. List of paraphrases for "guarded":

    kept, monitored, protected

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#2628protected
#2840kept
#4205quiet
#5420moderate
#9553monitored
#23015guarded
#26149restrained
#81424reticent
#143480unemotional

How to use guarded in a sentence?

  1. Vladimir Putin:

    There are areas in Northern Syria where ISIS militants are concentrated and until recently, they were guarded by the Kurdish military. The Turkish army entered these areas and the Kurds left... Now [ ISIS fighters ] can simply run away and I am not sure that The Turkish army can -- and how fast -- get this under control.

  2. Mike Newcomer:

    Most schools are usually closely guarded on this.

  3. Gianno Caldwell:

    Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell, author of' Taken for Granted,' talks to homeless about the coronavirus crisis. Until this thing runs out, I dont think we can be overly prepared, or cautious, or guarded.

  4. Richard Grenell:

    It was all declassified papers (not accessible digitally) and kept in a former President’s office – guarded by the United States Secret Service.

  5. Harriet Beecher Stowe:

    Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserved; it is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room, from which we go forth to more careful and guarded intercourse, leaving behind us much debris of cast-off and everyday clothing.

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