Synonyms of aegis

aegis

noun

ˈē-jəs 

variants also egis

1

as in protection

means or method of defending

having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protection
• shield
• cover
• defense
• armor
• wall
• security
• safeguard
• ammunition
• ward
• screen
• arm
• buckler
• guard
• armament
• weapon
• munitions
• weaponry
• fortress
• fort
• stronghold
• palisade
• fastness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attack
• assault
• aggression
• offense
• offence
• offensive

2

as in sponsorship

the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking

a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sponsorship
• patronage
• auspice
• funding
• backing
• subsidy
• endowment
• assistance
• financing
• encouragement
• bankrolling
• fosterage
• aid
• help

Examples of aegis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 10-day calendar of events kicked off Sept. 5 and will close here Saturday, under the aegis of an overarching theme Terra Cosmos. —Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024

Regardless of exactly whose aegis a peacekeeping mission was under, UN agencies would still need to form the backbone of the actual humanitarian and development response on the ground. —Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024

Meanwhile, NBCUniversal has put local stations, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC and Telemundo’s news assets under the aegis of a single executive. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024

Under his aegis will be a team of technologists, including engineers, product managers and designers, data scientists and technical operations teams. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024

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