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defense:
- defence; defense; preventive measure; resistance; defensive measure; denial; demurrer; defensive structure; vindication; refutation; defense force; defence force; defense lawyers; defense team; defending team; defense mechanism; defence mechanism; defense reaction; defence reaction
- apology; defence; defense
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Detailed Synonyms for defensive in English
defensive:
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defensive
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defensive
– intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack 1 -
defensive
– attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 1defensive; justificative; justificatory– attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 1-
defensive adj
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justificative adj
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justificatory adj
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the defensive
– an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') 1the defensive; the defensive attitude– an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') 1
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defensive form of defense:
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the defense
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the defense
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the defense
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the defense
– the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury 1 -
the defense
– protection from harm 1 -
the defense
– (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 1the defence; the defense; the defensive measure– (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 1 -
the defense
– a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 1 -
the defense
– a structure used to defend against attack 1 -
the defense
– the justification for some act or belief 1 -
the defense
– the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 1the defence; the refutation; the defense– the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 1 -
the defense
– an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 1the defence; the defense; the defense force; the defence force– an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 1 -
the defense
– the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 1the defence; the defense; the defense lawyers; the defense team– the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 1 -
the defense
– (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 1the defence; the defense; the defending team– (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 1 -
the defense
– (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 1the defence; the defense; the defense mechanism; the defence mechanism; the defense reaction; the defence reaction– (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 1