'Protected' definitions:
Definition of 'protected'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find" [ant: unprotected]
adjective
Guarded from injury or destruction [syn: protected, saved]
Definition of 'Protected'
From: GCIDE
- Protect \Pro*tect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protected; p. pr. & vb. n. Protecting.] [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere, literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover. See Tegument.] To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children. [1913 Webster]
- The gods of Greece protect you! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To guard; shield; preserve. See Defend. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'protected'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- armed,
- cloaked,
- conserved,
- copyrighted,
- covered,
- defended,
- guarded,
- immune,
- immunized,
- insured,
- intact,
- invulnerable,
- kept,
- patented,
- policed,
- preserved,
- safe,
- safe and sound,
- safeguarded,
- saved,
- screened,
- secure,
- sheltered,
- shielded,
- spared,
- undamaged,
- unharmed,
- unhurt,
- unscathed,
- unspoiled,
- untainted,
- unthreatened,
- untouched,
- well-conserved
Words containing 'Protected'
- Protect,
- Protecting,
- Protectingly,
- Protection,
- Protective,
- Protectiveness,
- protectively,
- Port Protection,
- Protection, KS,
- Protective coloring,
- Protective tariff,
- Writ of protection,
- protection racket,
- protective coloration,
- protective cover,
- protective covering,
- protective embankment,
- protective fold,
- protective garment,
- trade protection,
- Port Protection, AK,
- Voltaic protection of metals,
- environmental protection agency,
- equal protection of the laws,
- federal protective service,
- self-protection,
- sun protection factor