- guarded, noncommittal, unrevealing - very reluctant to give out information
Antonyms: communicative, communicatory (indirect, via uncommunicative)
- guarded, restrained - prudent; "guarded optimism"
Antonym: incautious (indirect, via cautious)
- guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
--1 is one way to watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun guard8, noun guard1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- guard, ward - watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"
--2 is one way to protect
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun guard6
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- defend, guard, hold - protect against a challenge or attack; "Hold that position behind the trees!"; "Hold the bridge against the enemy's attacks"
--3 is one way to protect
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- guard - take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence; "guard against becoming too friendly with the staff"; "guard against infection"
--4 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP