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defensive
defensive
(noun)
synonyms
ward
defensiveness
guard
parry
bulwark
safeguard
defence
command
defense
take
opposition
in
apologism
watch
enemy
shield
apologia
self-defense
goon
warring
apology
enmity
antagonist
offensive
objectionist
protector
plea
representation
tutelage
brief
reason
kind
menacing
feeling
counter
refuge
safeguarding
fighting
light
battle
opponent
warfare
prevention
battler
denial
guardian
appeal
point
pull
advocacy
rampart
predication
application
exception
assertion
tower
assailant
variance
bond
call
denunciation
fortification
warrior
hindrance
aggressor
auspices
threat
averment
complaint
shackle
opposite
hassle
championship
riposte
grant
tangle
hostility
challenge
strife
confrontation
good
defeat
fight
hostile
unfriendly
foe
regular
pass
admission
invocation
fiat
hold
color
dissonance
defender
field
bodyguard
indictment
charge
refutation
account
alibi
resolve
witherward
counteraction
extenuation
duel
baffling
belligerent
decree
forestalling
threatening
rearguard
traitor
contest
curb
deterrence
occasion
archenemy
make
contention
polemic
declaration
oppugner
courtship
cringe
neutral
anchor
tough
grab
cause
opposite side
catch
allegation
advantage
countercharge
alert
provoking
recourse
go
screen
exploit
escape
face-off
wrong
thesis
imputation
rebutter
pleading
proposition
pretext
right
combat
fence
action
militant
determent
jerk
obviate
vouch
critic
imploring
intercession
cop
turn
bunt
pitch
stake
aggressive
access
meeting
checking
mean
swerve
devotion
conservation
plaidoyer
safety
service
positive
demand
block
thwarting
asking
claim
response
tutelar
seal
evil
troubling
thrust
excuse
sidestep
clog
protection
exoneration
testament
escort
debate
insistence
defensive
definitions
noun
A means, attitude or position of defense.
adj
noun