Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guarded

/ˈɡɑɹdɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: guard-ed
IPA: /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of guard

adj

Cautious; restrained.

adj

Cautious; restrained.

adj

Watched over; supervised.

adj

Having a guard, e.g. a crossguard (on a sword), a faceguard (on a helmet), or a hatguard (on a chapeau).

Example Sentences

"guarded outlook"
"guarded optimism"
"The employees reacted with guarded optimism to the new agreement reached by their trade union."
"guarded prognosis"
"prognosis is guarded"
"On the helmet , which is of gold, affrontee, guarded with perpendicular bars, and adorned with a mantled gules, doubled, or, is this crest."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/
British English: /ˈɡɑːdɪd/

Inflected Forms

more guarded (comparative) most guarded (superlative)

Derived Forms

guardedly guardedness nonguarded unguarded

Phrases

guarded rights

Synonyms

restrained

Questions

How do you pronounce guarded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɑɹdɪd/.
What does guarded mean?: simple past and past participle of guard

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