Protect and Rob

Opposite meaning words

Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Rob is an antonym for protect.

Rob verb - To remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully.

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Protect is an antonym for rob in steal topic.

Nearby Word: robt

man	protect man	rob man
woman	protect woman	rob woman
people	protect people	rob people
family	protect family	rob family
Other words: someone, house, world, home, king, ship, anyone, town, girls.

Although Spider-Woman defeats him when he tries to rob an armored car, he doesn't hold a grudge against her and later helps her protect many of New York's civilians when the city is invaded by an army of Brainwashed and Crazy supervillains.

Source: Even Evil Has Standards / Fan Fic
They are featured in Gone with the Wind, portrayed as a gentleman's organization needed to protect vulnerable white woman from "bad" freed slaves looking to rape, rob and pillage—a major sequence finds them going out to avenge an attack on Scarlett.

Source: The Klan
After using up all his strength defeating Rob Lucci, Luffy was so injured and exhausted that he could do nothing to protect himself from incoming cannon-fire, requiring his crew to intervene on his behalf to save him.

Source: Game-Breaking Injury

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