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guarded

[ gahr-did ]

adjective

  1. cautious; careful; prudent:

    to be guarded in one's speech.

    Synonyms: vigilant, circumspect, chary, watchful, wary

  2. protected, watched, or restrained, as by a guard.


guarded

/ ˈɡɑːdɪd /

adjective

  1. protected or kept under surveillance
  2. prudent, restrained, or noncommittal

    a guarded reply



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Derived Forms

  • ˈguardedly, adverb
  • ˈguardedness, noun

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Other Words From

  • guarded·ly adverb
  • guarded·ness noun
  • self-guarded adjective
  • well-guarded adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of guarded1

First recorded in 1500–10; guard + -ed 2

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Example Sentences

It pains me to say that right now, I am the most guarded that I have ever been in the United States, nearly as guarded as I was while deployed for combat overseas.

“We remain very vigilant and guarded and proactive in our response, but there is simple math behind the reason why we continue to have success,” Abbott, a Republican, said on “Fox News Sunday.”

The wine cellar—one of the best in the world—survived World War II and is guarded around the clock.

Throughout its 800-year history, Cambridge University has guarded jealously its absolute right to free speech.

The penniless Pieret announced his intentions of stealing more art from the woefully guarded Louvre to make more money.

The body lay in an aboveground marble sarcophagus guarded by no groundskeepers or watchmen, just one lonely padlock.

Men and youths wearing surgical masks or balaclavas guarded the building and patrolled its immediate vicinity.

W was a Watchman, and guarded the door; X was expensive, and so became poor.

These words were uttered in a guarded whisper by a boy about seventeen years of age, to a great dog that stood by his side.

The dead bodies of the two men were guarded until next day, for justice to do its duty.

Then came the Sultan (Abdul Hamid) himself in an open carriage, closely surrounded and guarded by officers.

This fact indicates that at the outset of a student's work in this field he should be guarded against such misconceptions.

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