Synonym of to wards

division constituencies districts departments parishes quarter zones areas cantons community electorates precincts sections dioceses territory regions neighborhood neighbourhoods locality locales sectors turfs parts tracts necks of the woods boroughs vicinities electoral districts domains stomping grounds ghettos belts blocks provinces suburbs counties states seats spots vicinages slums places cities zoos patches jungle environs communes pockets sides colonies enclaves nabes barrios riding municipalities streets proximities hoods parcels townships ranges surroundings manors confines inner cities dominion demesnes spheres stretches realms fields land nations circuits ambits geographical areas habitat closeness backyards adjacency matter propinquities contiguity tunes nearness development subdivision barangays villages squares bands corners principality environments plots sweeps settlements local administrative units subregions bailiwicks countries shires world walks scopes expanses arenas scenes necks corridors clearings old towns stations skid rows posts points positions sources quartiers locations ground terrain sites loci property venues estates lots space situations whereabouts settings strip geography wheres empires emplacements kingdoms holdings plats acreage soil grounds allotments fiefs parks spread topographies stamping grounds landforms geomorphology swaths jurisdictions portions baronies protectorates pieces chorography landscapes extents countrysides segments beds gardens purlieus haunts borders rows islands continents joints profile placement fixes homelands compasses homes commonwealths rinks spans mandates contours surrounds reservation pitch dependencies parklands real estate possies addresses possession stadiums goings preserve reserve orientation stages hangouts flowerbeds mainlands landmasses mains tillage layers marches Xes ways sets administrative areas footprints partition milieux cross sections holes plottages frontage destinations palatinates monarchy sovereign states duchies campuses premises terraces beats tracks home ground facilities ballparks havens steads reference orbits sokes leets towns exclaves sovereignty motherlands nation states fatherlands republics latitudes layouts longitude footings direction shares aspects housing estates ends business parks complexes structure swathes amplitude centres clusters centers fiefdoms wings firmaments chairs room seating elbow room sports fields playing fields fields of play closes herbaceous borders freeholds temperature climates game reserves sanctuaries refuge weather wildlife refuges protected areas climes floors landholdings fincas rezes rendezvous fringes resorts peripheries enclosure rings amphitheaters amphitheatres platforms colosseums circuses subcontinents

charge dependants minors pupils apprentices children trainees dependents godchildren proteges foster children students discovery mentees adoptees understudies acolytes disciples dependers

guardianships custodianships care custody safekeeping keeping tutelage trust protection charge supervision trusteeship aegises patronage guidance surveillance control wardship superintendence management support championship backings responsibility protectorships advocacy sponsorship keeps preservation oversight aid government governance administration assistance favour headships direction superintendency presidencies regulation favor stewardship handling guards conservation safeguards shelters umbrellas espousal observation ministrations possession watches operations promotion safety safeguarding defence defense salvation security maintenance laps mothering parenting stores accounts liability moments escrows wardenships tutorships caretaking agency wings auspices guaranties help countenance authority perpetuations saving evaporation upholdings preservings upkeep storage tanning sustentations shields refrigeration inspection assurance guarding covers refuge runnings conduct egises financing funding subsidies recommendations grants investments benefactions mediation patronizations intercession intervention encouragement finance providence safe havens contributions money offices intermediation philanthropy furtherance sponsors benefactors patrons angels involvement arbitration instrumentalities managings commands checks

room units compartments cubicles areas departments intensive care intensive care units emergency rooms trauma centres trauma centers ICUs ITUs places accident and emergency casualties emergencies

defence defense armour armor covers guards protection safeguards security shields aegises ammunition egises screens walls bucklers shelters buffers safety bulwarks safeguarding armaments guarding shielding fortification immunity bumpers fences sanctuaries refuge indemnities safekeeping havens resistance conservation weapons shock absorbers cushions safeness ramparts fastness insurance salvation mail deterrence surety preservation deterrents strongholds barriers pads fenders palladia escorts provisions caution safety nets convoys prophylactics precaution preventives fail-safes reassurances guardianships self-defense strength stability assurance invulnerability weaponry warfare citadels bulletproof vests chain mail plate suits of armour suits of armor coats of mail breastplates reinforcement panoplies flak jackets retreats hiding concealment housing hiding places asylums safe harbors harbours harbors safe harbours harborages protectors absorbers shade support saving upholdings upkeep

hospitals infirmaries clinics sanatoriums hospice institutions surgery sickbays sanitariums lazarettos sickhouses nursing homes rest homes health centres base hospitals cottage hospitals emergency rooms field hospitals health services sick bays asylums facilities retreats children's homes homes shelters eldercare refuge public houses assisted livings establishment hotels retirement homes hostels sickrooms dispensaries spas sans health centers consulting rooms

dependants relatives children minors hangers-on rellies charge cohorts henchmen subordinates fosterlings minion offspring parasites progeny retainers vassals family members

organs departments branches division offices organisation organization sections units wings board bureaus commissions sectors subdivision subsections administration agency arms segments desks ministries body elements fronts communes circuits services stations compartments constituencies force quarter parts satellites offshoots chapters extension subsidiaries portions affiliates detachment members limbs lodges blocks sides groups councils cells locals modules tiers pieces setups centers buildings centres facilities tributaries derivatives peripherals dependencies firms attachment company holdings business adjuncts appendages

watchkeepers caretakers curators custodians detectives flaggers guards keepers lookouts observers patrols pickets police officers rangers scouts security guards sentinels sentries signallers spotters spies wardens watches watchers watchmen minders guardians warders vedettes night watchmen watchpersons signalmen flagmen patrolmen policemen protectors attendants defenders escorts chaperones janitors prison officers guardian angels captors monitors protection watchdogs garrisons jailers sitters screws wardresses shepherds gaolers chaperons watchwomen preservers bodyguards carers nurses overseers jailors baby sitters handlers heavies bouncers guides companions advance guards outriders outposts vanguards avant-couriers reconnoitrers reconnoiterers night watches nursemaids corrections officers prison guards correctional officers turnkeys doorkeepers receptionists gatekeepers doormen porters concierges bird dogs sponsors conservators vigilantes cops caregivers angels stewards paladins champions trustees baby-sitters superintendents safeguards godparents supervisors

fenders buffers bumpers cocoons cushions pads aprons covers curbs fireguards frames guards masks mudguards protectors screens shields splashboards wings fire screens wheel arches

clients customers patrons buyers consumers patients punters shoppers accounts clientele frequenters guests markets patronage publics purchasers regulars users applicants business vendees trade walk-ins

defends guards protects safeguards shields bulwarks covers fends forfends screens secures fences keeps shelters preserves saves keeps safe keeps from harm conserves looks after watches over fortifies harbours harbors stands up for affords protection to watches houses insulates inoculates cares for wards off takes care of rides shotgun tends averts supports minds upholds hedges gives sanctuary staves off fends off gives refuge guards against covers all bases resists chaperons repels fosters repulses maintains sentinels garrisons insures shades immunizes escorts immunises assures stands guard on sticks up for mounts guard on cushions wraps holds off stands guard havens conceals safeguards against protects against holds back shields against saves from harm provides protection for defends oneself against fights off keeps at bay keeps at arm's length covers up goes to bat for takes under one's wing justifies ensures strengthens polices patrols keeps off heads off makes safe takes someone under your wing oversees mans occupies hides encloses surrounds provides safety covers for makes immune stands guard over overlooks makes invulnerable makes sound makes impregnable stonewalls roofs shotguns chambers rules guides ministers to perseveres with is responsible for has charge of are responsible for presides over attends to gives cover gives shelter blocks checks keeps an eye on sees to sits with prevents opposes barricades withstands holds beats off repels danger takes in provides sanctuary holds at bay sustains supervises retains salvages rescues keeps intact shepherds relieves superintends attends stewards gives sanctuary to chaperones nurses conducts cherishes nannies provides refuge gives shelter to protects from safeguards from provides a refuge for shields from gives asylum to keeps from keeps in good condition keeps in repair halts cloisters isolates stops retrieves reclaims arrests takes out insurance pickets champions mothers cocoons intercepts foils thwarts takes out insurance cover tends to guards in transit keeps guard on fights for guarantees keeps watch over waits on looks out for keeps a lookout over manages prolongs perpetuates handles administrates runs guaranties accompanies locks cinches ices governs controls operates warrants indemnifies directs regulates underwrites tills keeps up locks up registers keeps tabs on feeds ramparts embattles mounds finances walls girds companies sees squires companions nurtures provides for funds boards subsidizes nourishes flanks pilots ushers shores up builds defences round keeps alive subsidises consorts brings bears convoys provides sustenance for provides board for provides food for strengthens with defensive works

hospitalises hospitalizes admits places stations beds treats admits to hospital

inhibits hinders impedes obstructs checks hampers prevents stops arrests curbs discourages frustrates constrains cramps restrains bars bridles fetters holds back interferes with represses restricts shackles slows suppresses retards balks baulks blocks clogs deters dissuades embarrasses encumbers foils halts handcuffs handicaps hobbles hog-ties manacles quashes short-circuits slows down smothers stifles stymies thwarts trammels debars forbids prohibits reins in averts bits enjoins fazes holds up interdicts outlaws puts a brake on reduces sandbags stalls taboos ties up withholds hangs up holds down holds in keeps in puts an end to nips in the bud puts a stop to puts on brakes stems the flow of throws a spanner in the works forestalls precludes rules out obviates interrupts forfends excludes disqualifies estops quits ceases discontinues makes it impracticable for makes impossible makes it impossible for makes impracticable counters avoids heads off baffles chills keeps off shuts out turns aside keeps at bay fends off staves corks dams limits anticipates counteracts cools wards off holds off staves off intercepts keeps lid on defends against hamstrings controls contains delays keeps back holds regulates subdues cumbers confines keeps cripples governs tames silences derails keeps in check stonewalls crimps muffles bottles up squashes sets back pulls in curtails stands in the way of detains squelches moderates quells opposes disrupts measures gets in the way bans stays strangles disallows ties circumvents borks gets in the way of gags cuts off diminishes kills rules proscribes freezes chokes throws a monkey wrench in the works of keeps the lid on crushes scuppers defeats chokes back fights back slows up keeps under control binds nullifies overcomes lessens extinguishes interferes swallows stems brakes bites back straitens shuts down keeps a tight rein on cramps one's style damps down suspends spoils stamps out overpowers muzzles deadens vetoes stills keeps a lid on constricts embargoes shuts off conceals cracks down on denies clamps down on corks up buttons up shushes scotches ties down criminalizes bogs down masters puts the kibosh on tempers puts down impairs criminalises chokes off quenches decelerates delimits makes illegal caps steers clear of decreases dampens damps chains hides destroys neutralizes throttles quiets abstains evades entangles conquers neutralises refrains stumps forbears quelches ruins resists puts the brakes on puts off closes off spikes cuts back snuffs out hems in circumscribes brings to screeching halt slaps down stops oneself mutes catches inconveniences throws cold water on pours cold water on calms dulls sabotages pauses disadvantages burdens sinks crabs intermits pegs snookers submerges reins jams desists censors terminates retardates pockets postpones forgoes shelves refuses weighs down beats eschews puts paid to circumnavigates ends overturns contravenes cancels abjures skirts sidesteps cuts short bottles makes late takes down blocks out shuts in boxes in puts the lid on keeps secret tones down jams up does for locks up puts a damper on keeps within bounds places an embargo on gives a hard time gives up holds in check keeps down deflates breaks off puts half nelson on retains weakens depresses incommodes discommodes stultifies staunches settles slackens bottlenecks corners fixes remits sets limits on imposes limits on dashes obscures blackballs mires modulates draws up stunts interns defers checkmates entrammels boycotts pulls up dissuades from leashes fetches up keeps waiting nixes lays off holds off on ties someone's hands diverts forswears escapes licks barricades deprives upsets sets simmers down discomfits rejects banishes abates puts on hold closes out occludes stuffs closes deflects puts at a disadvantage negates places at a disadvantage blocks up closes up clogs up blockades puts the stopper on shuns puts a lid on covers up saddles with puts a limit on puts back forsakes outwits congests stops up bungs up backs off annuls fouls up cools off screws up drags your feet puts out declares illegal reins back turns off plugs up passes up gains control over gains mastery over gives the run around gives a wide berth to dummies up leaves off fights shy of keeps under wraps jacks in swears off keeps inside cuts down resists the temptation to sits on sidetracks manages composes overloads straitjackets mitigates harshes gets out of causes to stay causes to wait charges oppresses bothers bypasses condemns eases disappoints fights debilitates re-collects protracts rattles clots allays makes difficult adjusts monitors sidelines bilks offsets bucks relieves affects disturbs prorogues disconcerts saps devitalizes rebuffs repulses captures nets ensnares enmeshes blunts prevents from making progress constipates influences tampers collects disciplines prolongs confuses keeps a rein on snags puts a crimp in demarcates ties one's hands puzzles forefends louses up troubles conflicts wrecks jukes ditches takes wind out of crashes unsettles gets bogged down imprisons incarcerates keeps feeling inside oneself boxes up inspects tranquilizes soothes rallies lulls recovers holds over lowers bites one's lip holds captive clips someone's wings entraps gums up confronts puts on ice refuses to pay pre-empts saves helps lets keeps control of slackens pace confounds mystifies strangulates keeps within the limits of narrows down stands fences throws a spoke in the wheel of bounds tethers censures keeps on a string benumbs picks off renounces nonplusses brings to a standstill disadvises scares numbs forbids to puts straitjacket on banjaxes plugs gives disadvantage takes out lags puts out of commission dumbs jails concusses coops up immures locks in shotguns closes in necessitates gaols fences in gridlocks puts a stopper in puts chill on passes on zings puts a lock on throws monkey wrench in screens flummoxes places an injunction on places injunction on complicates clams takes out of play puts the brakes on brings up seals caulks keeps in line immobilizes immobilises mothballs embogs loiters qualifies reefs procrastinates cools down dead-ends pigeonholes hushes quietens ices tongue-ties puts a spoke in someone's wheel plays for time talks out of acts like a wet blanket cauterizes upsets the applecart dashes one's hope renders null and void fills up fills keeps tight rein on demarks specifies prescribes eliminates excepts reserves shakes indisposes comes to a standstill vanquishes overthrows stands off peters out wrongs dries up shuts up delimitates girdles defines chokes up stanches packs ostracizes kicks drops does without dispenses with finishes hangs fire cauterises cows loses steam anchors it loses speed winds down hits the brakes lets down flaps monkeys with overrides ostracises exiles blacks bungs blocks off brings to a stop brings to an end leaves alone triumphs over places a limit on treats harshly clamps tramples overwhelms buries dominates abolishes annihilates illegalizes brings to a halt draws the line on takes the cure keeps within limits has nothing to do with passes sits out goes on the wagon marks off avoids doing something takes the pledge puts on back burner stoppers puts in an unfavourable position inflicts a handicap on tells against treats unfairly does a disservice to treats unfavourably gives a disadvantage to throws a monkey wrench into freezes out penalises penalizes bogs tramples on drives underground gyves enfetters enchains pinions deducts fails to disclose holds out keeps hold of keeps to oneself keeps under your hat holds on to clams up holds out on keeps yourself refuses to give puts kibosh on brings to naught beats down puts lid on counts out passes by shuts out of claps chains up secures cuffs declares ineligible closes down officially forbids ices out softens mellows internalizes internalises foregoes claps in irons puts in irons lets up cuts declines puts in chains shortens omits belays trims truncates abridges withholds from refrains from goes easy sacrifices keeps from declines to gives over abstains from abbreviates gives the red light to shrinks gives the thumbs down to blacks out contracts quietens down docks gets under control declares taboo clips says no slashes puts the chill on downsizes crops lops chops elides syncopates retrenches minifies pares down puts a restriction on boils down slims down tightens up rolls back steers clear

towards a higher level towards a lower position towards a side towards home towards one side towards the apex of towards toward one side towardly toward a side toward towages