Definition of PROTECTED

protected

Meanings

Verb

  • shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  • use tariffs to favor domestic industry
  • simple past and past participle of protect

Adjective

  • kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
    • "the most protected spot I could find"

Adjective Satellite

  • guarded from injury or destruction

Adj

  • defended
  • Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.

Synonyms

protect, saved

Scrabble Score: 14

protected is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
protected is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
protected is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

protected is a valid Words With Friends word