1. (noun)shield a protective covering or structure Synonyms: cuticle, shell, buckler, carapace
2. (noun)shield, buckler armor carried on the arm to intercept blows Synonyms: cuticle, shell, buckler, carapace, shield
3. (verb)carapace, shell, cuticle, shield hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles Synonyms: casing, cuticle, racing shell, eggshell, case, shell, epidermis, buckler, carapace, shield, scale, plate
4. (verb)shield, screen protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm Synonyms: test, sieve, riddle, harbour, block out, sort, shield, harbor, screen, screen out
5. (verb)harbor, harbour, shield hold back a thought or feeling about Synonyms: screen, harbour, nurse, harbor, shield, entertain, hold
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'shield'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. shield The weak may speak or act in defense of the strong; none but the powerful can assure others of protection. A defense is ordinarily against actual attack; protection is against possible as wel Synonyms: defense, apology, guard, rampart, shelter, bulwark, justification, resistance, shield, fortress, protection, safeguard, vindication Antonyms: abandonment, betrayal, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender
Synonyms for shield 
