protected

Questions about protected

What does protected mean?

protected means "kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in protected?

protected has 3 syllables: pro-tec-ted. The stress falls on "tec". In IPA it is /pɹəˈtɛktɪd/.

What is another word for protected?

Close synonyms include saved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of protected?

The recorded antonyms are unprotected.

Is protected a common word?

protected is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with protected?

2 words rhyme with protected. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.