forcefield

Invisible protective bubble

A forcefield is an invisible barrier of energy that blocks physical objects or attacks—a staple of science fiction where spaceships and superheroes project protective shields: The forcefield deflected the laser blast.

Figuratively, someone might have a forcefield up when they seem emotionally unreachable or deflect all criticism.

Also spelled as two words: force field.

scifi

plasma

Electrified matter state

photon · antimatter · tractor beam · cloaking · stasis · warp · holographic · energy shield · ray · blaster

barrier

shield

Handheld defensive armor

  • wallVertical enclosing structure
  • bubbleAir-filled film sphere
  • domeRounded vault forming roof

perimeter · boundary · barrier · blockade · obstruction · repulsion · deflection · containment · exclusion · impenetrable

protection

armor

Protective combat covering

haven · safeguard · defense · guardian · ward · aura · envelope · cloak · shroud · shell

invisible

transparent

Allowing light through

shimmering · translucent · glowing · humming · crackling · rippling · distortion · shimmer · flicker · haze

energy

electromagnetic

Involving electric and magnetic fields

quantum · particle · ion · radiation · pulse · wave · frequency · charge · polarity · flux

Opposites
protection/vulnerability

forcefieldvulnerability

Openness to harm

exposure · defenselessness · openness · susceptibility · breach

barrier/passage

forcefieldopening

Gap or start

gap · breach · passageway · portal · doorway

energy containment/dispersal

forcefieldabsorber

Thing that takes in

nullifier · dissipator · drain

Family

force, field, effort, fort, fortress, forceful, enforce, reinforce, enforced

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G