guarded Synonyms

restrained regardful sheltered sheltering shielded shielding shy silent skeptical sleepless supported suspicious taciturn temporizing tense territorial tongue-tied shay sentinelled reluctant reserved reserve resistant retained reticent retiring safe saved screened secret secure secured securer sensitive ulterior unlooked unwilling leery defensiveness cagey cagy standoffish uncommunicative unresponsive on guard risk-free safe and sound uncreative undemonstrative unscathed