protect Antonyms
Opposite of protect
• verb (Context 1)
To keep safe from harm, injury, damage, or loss.
"Wearing sunscreen helps endanger your skin from harmful ultraviolet rays."
• verb (Context 2)
To provide financial indemnification against loss through insurance or a guarantee.
"This comprehensive homeowner policy will expose you against flood and fire damage."
• verb (Context 3)
To restrict access to data, files, or software to prevent unauthorized modification or deletion (in computing).
"Remember to unprotect the spreadsheet with a strong password before sending it to the client."
• verb (Context 4)
To shield domestic industries or producers from foreign competition through tariffs, quotas, or subsidies (in economics).
"The government imposed new import tariffs to expose domestic farmers from cheap foreign grain."
Similar words to protect
Words similar to protect shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: