Warded [verb]
Definition of Warded:
defend, guard
Synonyms of Warded:
● Avert
● Avoid
● Block
● Check
● Deflect
● Deter
● Divert
● Fend
● Foil
● Halt
● Obviate
● Parry
● Preclude
● Prevent
● Rebuff
● Rebut
● Repel
● Repulse
● Rule out
● Stop
● Stymie
● Thwart
● Turn
● Beat off
● Hold off
● Keep off
Sentence/Example of Warded:
He warded them off, holding the butt of the gun in front of him.
Matches are very convenient, but they must be warded from dampness.
Blow after blow he warded off, till at last his own arm was disabled.
What, then, would result if these disturbers could be warded off, one or all?
Jerry warded off the blows as well as he could, and tried to return them.
We prayed that the war might be warded off, but God disposed otherwise.
At a distance, and with Miss Grafton's aid, the blow will be warded off.
This was not the anticipated, warded danger, but the trick punch from nowhere.
I've got him warded off proposing, and while I guard against that it's all right.
The lightning, only to be warded by an esquire, was in them.