English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “shield”

shield

noun

  1. protection, cover, defence, screen, guard, ward (archaic), shelter, safeguard, aegis, rampart, bulwark • innocents used as a human shield against attack
  2. buckler, escutcheon (heraldry), targe (archaic) • a warrior with sword and shield

verb

  1. protect, cover, screen, guard, defend, shelter, safeguard • He shielded his head from the sun with an old sack.

'shield' in Other Languages

  • British English: shieldPronunciation for shield A shield is a large piece of metal or leather which soldiers carried in the past to protect their bodies.ʃiːld NOUN
  • Arabic: تُرْسPronunciation for تُرْس
  • Brazilian Portuguese: escudoPronunciation for escudo
  • Chinese: Pronunciation for 盾
  • Croatian: štitPronunciation for štit
  • Czech: štítPronunciation for štít
  • Danish: skjoldPronunciation for skjold
  • Dutch: schildPronunciation for schild
  • European Spanish: escudoPronunciation for escudo
  • Finnish: kilpiPronunciation for kilpi
  • French: bouclierPronunciation for bouclier
  • German: SchildPronunciation for Schild
  • Greek: ασπίδαPronunciation for ασπίδα
  • Italian: scudoPronunciation for scudo
  • Japanese: Pronunciation for 盾
  • Korean: 방패Pronunciation for 방패
  • Norwegian: skjoldPronunciation for skjold
  • Polish: tarczaPronunciation for tarcza
  • Portuguese: escudoPronunciation for escudo
  • Romanian: scut scuturi
  • Russian: щитPronunciation for щит
  • Spanish: escudoPronunciation for escudo
  • Swedish: sköldPronunciation for sköld
  • Thai: โล่Pronunciation for โล่
  • Turkish: kalkanPronunciation for kalkan
  • Ukrainian: щит
  • Vietnamese: cái khiênPronunciation for cái khiên
  • British English: shield If something or someone shields you from a danger or risk, they protect you from it. VERBHe shielded his head from the sun with an old sack.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: proteger
  • Chinese: 遮挡遮挡擋
  • European Spanish: proteger
  • French: protéger
  • German: abschirmen
  • Italian: riparare
  • Japanese: 保護する
  • Korean: 보호하다
  • Portuguese: proteger
  • Spanish: proteger

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