keeping a low profile Synonym

rescued, preserved, protected, secured, spared, delivered, redeemed, salvaged, guarded, shielded, conserved, maintained, kept, retained, stored, upheld, defended, recovered, reclaimed, restored, hoarded, archived, stashed, stockpiled, accumulated, amassed, banked, warehoused, cached, safeguarded, sequestered, sheltered, harbored, insulated, isolated [x]

strengthen, reinforce, bolster, support, secure, buttress, harden, toughen, consolidate, brace, shore up, build up, fort, protect, solidify, enhance, augment, stiffen, gird, arm, embolden, invigorate, empower, back up, undergird, prop up, sustain, defend, safeguard, ramp up, intensify, amplify, boost, improve, heighten, firm up, make stronger, make secure, make safe, make resilient, make robust, make sturdy, make firm, make solid, make impregnable, make invincible, make unassailable, make impenetrable, make indomitable, make unyielding [x]

refuge, sanctuary, haven, asylum, protection, cover, shield, safety, security, harbor, retreat, hideaway, safe haven, hideout [x]

repel, fend off, deflect, avert, prevent, avoid, deter, resist, parry, counter, stave off, hold off, keep at bay, block, shield, protect, guard against, thwart, forestall, preclude, intercept, stop, hinder, obstruct, impede, check, rebuff, rebuke, repulse, turn away, turn aside, ward, shun, escape, elude, dodge, evade, circumvent, sidestep, duck, bypass, outwit, outmaneuver, foil, frustrate, balk, baffle, stonewall [x]

protecting, guarding, defending, safeguarding, sheltering, covering, screening,, securing, buffering, preserving, fortifying, barricading, warding, cloaking, enveloping, shrouding, armoring, bulwarking, cushioning, isolating, shielding, screening, insulating [x]

security, protection, safeness, welfare, well-being, preservation, safeguarding, defense, shelter, refuge, sanctuary, immunity, invulnerability, assurance, reliability, dependability, stability, soundness, surety, precaution, caution, care, prudence, vigilance, watchfulness, alertness, guard, custody, shield, cover, safeguard, insurance, risk management, accident prevention, harm prevention, hazard prevention, injury prevention, health and safety, occupational safety, public safety, personal safety, safety measures, safety precautions, safety protocols, safety standards, safety regulations, safety guidelines, safety rules [x]

protecting, defending, shielding, safeguarding, watching, securing, patrolling, monitoring, overseeing, preserving, covering, warding, keeping, sheltering, standing guard, minding, watching over, looking after, caring for, tending, policing, surveilling, ensuring, maintaining, upholding, fortifying [x]

protecting, safeguarding, securing, preserving, defending, shielding, guarding, maintaining safety, ensuring safety, watching over, looking after, taking care of, preserving security, ensuring protection, maintaining security, keeping secure, keeping protected, keeping guarded, keeping shielded, keeping defended, keeping preserved, keeping safeguarded, keeping watched over, keeping looked after, keeping taken care of, ensuring security, ensuring safeguarding, ensuring guarding, ensuring shielding, ensuring defending, ensuring preserving, ensuring watched over, ensuring looked after, ensuring taken care of, maintaining protection, maintaining safeguarding, maintaining guarding, maintaining shielding, maintaining defending, maintaining preserving, maintaining watched over, maintaining looked after, maintaining taken care of, securing safety, securing protection, securing security, securing safeguarding, securing guarding, securing shielding [x]

monitoring, overseeing, supervising, guarding, observing, keeping an eye on, looking after, minding, patrolling, safeguarding, protecting, tending, watching, surveilling, scrutinizing, policing, checking, inspecting, controlling, managing, directing, regulating, shepherding, chaperoning, caretaking, shadowing, tracking, following, keeping tabs on, keeping track of, keeping watch over, standing guard over, keeping under surveillance, keeping under observation, keeping under scrutiny, keeping under control, keeping under supervision, keeping under protection, keeping under guard, keeping under care, keeping under management, keeping under direction, keeping under regulation, keeping under shepherding, keeping under chaperoning, keeping under caretaking, keeping under minding, keeping under shadowing, keeping under tracking [x]

delay, postponement, deferment, deferral, stalling, dithering, hesitation, vacillation, wavering, indecision, temporizing, dilly-dallying, dawdling, dragging one's feet, foot-dragging, putting off, shilly-shallying, loitering, lingering, tarrying, idling, loafing, slacking, delaying tactics, playing for time, kicking the can down the road, dragging out, prolonging, extending, stretching out, protraction, adjournment, suspension, interruption, holdup, pause, break, respite, moratorium, hiatus, intermission, recess, lagging, stalling for time, hanging fire, marking time, waiting, biding time, holding off [x]

armour, mail, chainmail, plate, shield, protection, defensive covering, body armor, breastplate, cuirass, hauberk, panoply, suit of armor, battle dress, bulletproof vest, flak jacket, chain armor, scale armor, lamellar armor, brigandine, gambeson, armet, greaves, gauntlets, helm, helmet, mail shirt, mail coat, mail hauberk, mail armor, plate armor, plate mail, plate suit, protective gear, protective suit, war gear, war suit, defensive gear, defensive suit, defensive armor, combat armor, combat gear, combat suit, knight's armor, knight's gear, knight's suit, knight's protection, military armor, military gear, military suit [x]

defending, protecting, guarding, shielding, warding off, repelling, resisting, combating, countering, parrying, averting, deterring, opposing, confronting, thwarting, preventing, securing, safeguarding, preserving, upholding, maintaining, sustaining, supporting, standing up for, advocating, championing, vindicating, justifying, excusing, explaining, rationalizing, legitimizing, backing, endorsing, promoting, bolstering, reinforcing, fortifying, strengthening, buttressing, propping up, assisting, aiding, helping, rescuing, saving, bailing out, coming to the aid of, standing by, sticking up for [x]

aversion, rejection, refusal, dismissal, rebuff, repudiation, renunciation, disavowal, shunning, avoidance, eschewal, spurning, declination, nonacceptance, disapproval, negation, veto, nix, turndown, cold-shoulder, brush-off, snub, ostracism, exclusion, alienation, distancing, separation, withdrawal, disengagement, detachment, severance, disconnection, disassociation, abandonment, forsaking, desertion, relinquishment, abdication, renouncement, recantation, retraction, disowning, disinheritance, forfeiture, surrender, cession, yielding, capitulation [x]

avoiding, stopping, hindering, averting, thwarting, deterring, pre, forestalling, prohibiting, obstructing, impeding, inhibiting, restraining, intercepting, countering, blocking, fending off, warding off, staving off, repelling, circumventing, foiling, disallowing, banning, barring, excluding, forbidding, halting, suppressing, curbing, checking, containing, neutralizing, quelling, quashing, repressing, resisting, opposing, negating, nullifying, vetoing, dissuading, preempting, nipping in the bud, cutting off, heading off, keeping from, holding back [x]

stonewalling, evading, dodging, sidestepping, stalling, deflecting, avoiding, misleading, diverting, obfuscating, prevaricating, beating around the bush, hemming and hawing, shuffling, equivocating, procrastinating, delaying, stringing along, playing for time, putting off, postponing, temporizing, hedging, fudging, pussyfooting, waffling, dithering, vacillating, shilly-shallying, filibustering, foot-dragging, dragging one's feet, beating about the bush, giving the slip, leading astray, leading on, sending on a wild goose chase, giving the runaround [x]