Antonyms for attackingat·tack·ing

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1. assaultive, attacking(a)adjective

   disposed to attack

   Antonyms:
   defensive

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1. Lori Stevenson:

   I would like to see Lori Stevenson ask some of the other people that were attacking Lori Stevenson, what they would do in that situation.

2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   During the last few weeks and, in particular, the last few days, the ministers have intensely attacked the government that I am leading, ... I will not tolerate ministers attacking the government's policy and its head from inside the government.

3. Mike Pence:

   This unprecedented action does demand unprecedented transparency, i just want to remind my fellow Republicans, we can hold the AG accountable for the decision he made without attacking rank-and-file law enforcement personnel at the FBI. The Republican Party is the party of law and order. The Republican Party stands with the men and women who serve on the thin blue line at the federal and state and local level, and these attacks on the FBI must stop. Calls to defund the FBI are just as wrong as calls to defund the police.

4. Police John Drake:

   I’m sure he did have a Taser, our officers are issued Taser, but in those situations – that’s a lethal situation, he deescalated by retreating, he moved backwards, again ordering the individual to drop the weapon… You can’t use a less lethal if someone is attacking you with a knife.

5. Congress Collins:

   This is part of the process of working to see what you can get done, they're attacking me on the same bill that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell voted for.

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