Guarded and Simple

Guarded

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

Simple is an antonym for guarded.

Nearby Words: guard, guardedly, guarding

Simple

Simple adjective - Lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment.
Usage example: developers mistakenly thought that the local residents were simple people who would sell their land for practically nothing

Guarded is an antonym for simple.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / PAYDAY: The Heist Initially the heist is a simple hospital robbery for a mysterious virus which isn’t very well guarded.
  • Series / The Wire Despite the Plan: In season three, an otherwise simple robbery by Omar and his crew turns deadly when they realize that the house is more heavily guarded than they were expecting, and they have to shoot their way out, resulting in deaths on both sides of the gunfight.
  • A Nazi by Any Other Name Common elements include a black- or brown-uniformed paramilitary political force with simple geometric emblems on their arms, centering on one person as the supreme leader heavily guarded by his black shirted longcoat-wearing minions.
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