Lost and Protected

Lost

Lost adjective - No longer possessed.
Usage example: we searched all over the house for the lost keys

Protected is an antonym for lost.

Nearby Word: losing

Protected

Protected adjective - Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss.

Lost is an antonym for protected.

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / The Phantom of the Opera Lost Wedding Ring: Erik gives Christine a plain wedding ring and says that she is protected so long as she wears it, although Raoul doesn't like it since he wants to marry Christine himself.
  • Comicbook / The Multiversity Earth-6's Pre-Crisis analog was a world where America lost the Revolutionary War and a royal family of superheroes protected the Earth.
  • Manga / The Seven Deadly Sins King: In relation to Ban, for not being the one who actually protected the fountain, he lost his sister and the forest he lived in was destroyed.
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