Hyphenation of protected

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word protected? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pro-tect-ed

Definitions of protected:

1.	Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss The most protected spot I could find
2.	Guarded from injury or destruction

Synonyms of protected:

adj	protected, secure, bastioned, fortified, battlemented, burglarproof, covert, moated, sheltered, shielded, snug, stormproof, weatherproof, invulnerable, secure
adj	saved, preserved

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.