Exposure
Exposure noun - The state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful.
Usage example: some people chronically avoid situations in which there is a high level of exposure to germs
Protection
Protection noun - The state of not being exposed to danger.
Usage example: the open boat offered no protection from the weather
Exposure is an antonym for protection.
How words are described
| high | high exposure | high protection |
| full | full exposure | full protection |
| special | special exposure | special protection |
| direct | direct exposure | direct protection |
| Other adjectives: sufficient, heavy, actual, real, constant, great, serious, little, partial, magic, continued, less, minimal, limited, further, extra, greater. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Exposure to the light outside the spires without the protection of the goggles is equally dangerous to the person.
Source: Literature / The Cinder Spires -
Go outside the precip towers' envelope without protection and you die quick; get a smaller exposure and you die later from lung cancer.
Source: Death World -
This has also led to the rise of tanning salons, sunbeds and hours of sun-exposure without any form of UV protection, which consequently led to a rise in skin cancer, particularly in young people.
Source: But Not Too White
Cite this Source
Protection and Exposure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exposure/protection
Exposure & Protection. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exposure/protection>.
Protection or Exposure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exposure/protection.
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