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protected

/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/adjective3 syllables

Protected means: kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss.

Synonyms for protected14

adjective, as in kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

bastioned, fortified, battlemented, burglarproof, covert, moated, shielded, snug, stormproof, weatherproof, invulnerable, secure

adjective, as in guarded from injury or destruction

saved, preserved

Opposites of protected

unprotected

What does protected mean?2

adjective

1

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss“the most protected spot I could find”

2

guarded from injury or destruction

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with protected?23

four syllables

unexpecteddisconnectedunaffectedunprotectedresurrectedundetectedredirected

five syllables

interconnected
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Protected in a sentence

  • Since the island is protected, the horses can move around freely.Hybrid
  • Unless whales are protected, they will become extinct.CM
  • Marriage and family, motherhood, fatherhood and childhood are protected by the state.AlanF_US
  • I feel sheltered there, protected by the love of all those dear to me.Eldad
  • They walked alone, protected by the dark shadow of the night.carlosalberto
  • Every experiment required a protected environment and an entirely objective frame of mind.unknown
  • This right must be protected at all costs.AlanF_US
  • Linguistic diversity is a gift to be protected.mailohilohi

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