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