ARMOR Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈär-mər

Definition of armor

as in ammunition

means or method of defending the skunk's primary armor is the foul-smelling fluid that it can eject

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as in sheath

something that encloses another thing especially to protect it the crab's armor makes it difficult prey for some smaller predators

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Recent Examples of armor

Noun

Displayed alongside several of Ishioka’s original design drawings, the armor offers a fascinating look at how her ideas evolved from pencil on paper into something almost anatomical. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 To protect their porous skin, some tropical frogs have a suit of armor. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

The plan is to armor the place with sandbags until more thorough repairs can be completed. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 Workers have been frantically building an emergency revetment — placing rocks on the coast to armor the shoreline against the waves — to shore up the roadway, located on a narrow strip of coastline pinched between the ocean and a cliff. — Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for armor

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Noun

The polling failure will serve to give further ammunition to the Brazilian right and the Bolsonaro camp, which have long alleged that the nation's leading pollsters turn in work biased in favor of Lula and his Workers Party.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
The robots deliver food, medicine and ammunition to frontline.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ammunition

Verb

It's known for its exceptionally blue waters and the dusky pink clay rock formations that cocoon it.

— Callie Thorpe, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
On Earth, reactors are cocooned inside containment structures, which would be extremely expensive and technically challenging to build on the moon.

— Selam Gebrekidan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of cocoon

Noun

That capability matters against some of the hardest targets facing modern air defenses.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
The national Democratic effort to defeat Collins kept going; now the party is spending millions on an ad hitting her for a ProPublica story about her links to a corrupt defense contractor.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of defense

Noun

Detectives found a 9 mm shell casing at the scene, records show.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Investigators recovered 114 spent shell casings along the K Street Mall after the shooting, according to court records, evidence of the sheer volume of gunfire unleashed within seconds.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of casing

Verb

It was designed in a mix of Dutch and Indonesian heritage styles, perfectly encapsulating the contradictions that make Jogja so irresistibly compelling.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
The space itself aims to encapsulate an earthy, natural feel.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of encapsulate

Noun

Therapists begin facials with face-scanning wands and other probes, to measure your lipid shield, pigmentation, hydration and elasticity, and then cater their approach to the precise needs of your skin in that moment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shield

Noun

The setback sparked wide speculation that Sánchez would move forward the general election and use the momentum on the housing issue against his right-wing opponents.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Some argue that the United States is in the throes of a housing crisis, given that young people have been largely priced out of the market.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026

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