Meanings
adjectiveprotected (comparative more protected, superlative most protected)
comparative more protected · superlative most protected
- defended
protected area
4 more examples
The species is protected by law.
The files are stored on a protected server.
legally protected
internationally protected
- usuallymethodcomputingHaving the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of protect
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
adjectivekept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
Opposite
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech chráněný
- chráněnýdefended
Finnish suojattu, suojeltu
- suojattudefended
- suojeltudefended
- turvattudefended
- puolustettudefended
- rauhoitettudefended
French protégé, protégé
- protégédefended
- protégéIn programming
German geschützt
- geschütztdefended
Greek προστατευμένος, προστατευόμενος
- προστατευμένος (prostatevménos)defended
- προστατευόμενος (prostatevómenos)defended
- προστατευόμενος (prostatevómenos)In programming
Hungarian védett
- védettdefended
Norwegian Bokmål beskyttet
- beskyttetdefended
Polish chroniony
- chronionydefended
Portuguese protegido
- protegidodefended
Romanian protejat
- protejatdefended
Russian защищённый, запове́дный
- защищённый (zaščiščónnyj)defended
- запове́дный (zapovédnyj)defended
Spanish protegido, protegido
- protegidodefended
- protegidoIn programming
Turkish koruma altında, korunmuş
- koruma altındadefended
- korunmuşdefended
Ukrainian захи́щений, запові́дний
- захи́щений (zaxýščenyj)defended
- запові́дний (zapovídnyj)defended
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Cite this entry
APA
protected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protected
MLA
“protected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protected. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protected,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protected.
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