Synonyms for guardian
ˈgɑr di ənguardian

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 12 votes

1. guardian

   Synonyms:
   keeper, protector, conservator, custodian, preserver, warder

   Antonyms:
   traitor, betrayer, pupil, ward

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.3 / 7 votes

1. defender, guardian, protector, shieldernoun

   a person who cares for persons or property

   Synonyms:
   shielder, defender, withstander, protector

Matched Categories

1. • Preserver

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1. authority

   someone who takes care of you or is in charged of you

   my guardian is the person who takes care of me

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. guardiannoun

   Synonyms:
   warden, keeper, protector, defender, preserver, guardian angel, tutelary saint

2. guardianadjective

   Synonyms:
   protecting, tutelary

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1. guardianadjective

   Synonyms:
   tutelary, protecting, tutelar

2. guardiannoun

   Synonyms:
   defender, guard, tutelary saint, keeper, warden, protector, defense, guardian angel

   Antonyms:
   ward, protégé

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1. List of paraphrases for "guardian":

   tutor, custodian, guardians, keeper, guarantor, guard, warden, guardianship, babysitter, watchdog, janitor, mentor, caretaker, protector, gatekeeper, sitter, trusteeship, watchman, warder, curator, caregiver

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. guardian

   Synonyms:
   Guardian ad litem, law guardian, legal guardian

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1. James Monroe:

   The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.

2. The German spokeswoman:

   The minister ... addressed the role of the institutions. Taken as a whole, what's important here is that the Commission keeps the right balance between its political function and its role as a guardian of the treaties.

3. Victoria Terrill:

   He’s our guardian angel, i couldn’t get the quarter out and I looked up and the deputy drove by. I yelled for him and he pulled over and he went to work and saved Chaz.

4. John Stuart Mill:

   The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily or mental and spiritual

5. Frank Wolf:

   The New York Times called it the beheading of Christians, the Guardian called it that way, [But] the White House said just 21 Egyptians.