GUARD Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For GUARD
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| abandon | verbv | |||||
noun • the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity verb • forsake, leave behind • give up with the intent of never claiming again • leave behind empty; move out of • stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | ||||||
| attack | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) • an offensive move in a sport or game • intense adverse criticism • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation • the act of attacking • a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase • a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition • the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) • strong criticism verb • launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with • attack in speech or writing • take the initiative and go on the offensive • attack someone physically or emotionally • set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task • begin to injure | ||||||
| carelessness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of not being careful or taking pains • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | ||||||
| endanger | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | ||||||
| expose | verbv | |||||
noun • the exposure of an impostor or a fraud verb • expose or make accessible to some action or influence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • to show, make visible or apparent • remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body • reveal to view as by removing a cover • put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position • expose to light, of photographic film • expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas • abandon by leaving out in the open air | ||||||
| ignore | verbv | |||||
verb • refuse to acknowledge • bar from attention or consideration • fail to notice • give little or no attention to • be ignorant of or in the dark about | ||||||
| jeopardize | verbv | |||||
verb • pose a threat to; present a danger to • put at risk | ||||||
| neglect | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • lack of attention and due care • the state of something that has been unused and neglected • willful lack of care and attention • the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern • failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances verb • leave undone or leave out • fail to do something; leave something undone • fail to attend to • give little or no attention to | ||||||
Alternatives for ABANDON
Alternatives for ATTACK
- assail
- hit
- onslaught
- accost
- ambush
- bash
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- beset
- besiege
- blitz
- bludgeon
- charge
- clobber
- club
- confront
- cuff
- flog
- foray
- grapple
- hammer
- harass
- incursion
- invade
- lunge
- pounce
- pound
- pummel
- raid
- ravage
- ravish
- rush
- sally
- scuffle
- skirmish
- storm
- strike
- thrash
- tussle
- violate
- wallop
- whack
- whip
- spike
- aggress
- approach
- attempt
- blast
- fire
- flack
- flak
- onrush
- onset
- round
- snipe
- tone-beginning