Guarded and Happy

Guarded

Guarded adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.

Happy and guarded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "Guarded".

Nearby Words: guard, guardedly, guarding

Happy

Happy adjective - Coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly.

Guarded and happy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guarded" instead an adjective "Happy".

Nearby Words: happiness, happily

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Fear the Walking Dead Any real military officer would have kept the safe zone properly protected, guarded and happy.
  • Oh Crap / Video Games At one point in Wing Alliance, the player accidentally flies into a secret Imperial weapons testing ground guarded by four Star Destroyers, none of which are happy to see you.
  • Diabolus ex Machina Nobody's too happy about this except the child bard who gets to turn the whole story into a pretty song (and the Romantic False Lead, who is specifically described to be observing the two’s farewell "with barely guarded joy" even though the hero shuts her down pretty quickly).
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