3. (noun)defense, defence, defending team (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: prosecution, offence, offense, criminal prosecution
4. (noun)defense, defence, vindication the justification for some act or belief Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, exoneration, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: prosecution, offense, criminal prosecution, offence
5. (noun)defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: criminal prosecution, prosecution, offense, offence
6. (noun)Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 Synonyms: defence reaction, refutation, demurrer, denial, defense force, defending team, defensive measure, defence, defence mechanism, vindication, defence force, defense team, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defensive structure, defense lawyers Antonyms: offence, offense, criminal prosecution, prosecution
8. (noun)refutation, defense, defence the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, falsification, defensive measure, demurrer, defence reaction, disproof, vindication, defense reaction, refutal, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, falsifying, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: prosecution, offense, offence, criminal prosecution
9. (noun)defense, defence, defense force, defence force an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: offense, offence, criminal prosecution, prosecution
10. (noun)defensive structure, defense, defence a structure used to defend against attack Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: offense, criminal prosecution, prosecution, offence
11. (noun)defense, defence, denial, demurrer a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, self-abnegation, vindication, defense reaction, disaffirmation, defense lawyers, self-renunciation, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, demurral, abnegation, defense, defence force, demur, self-denial Antonyms: criminal prosecution, offense, prosecution, offence
12. (noun)defense, defence the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, vindication, defense reaction, defense lawyers, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, defense, defence force Antonyms: prosecution, offense, offence, criminal prosecution
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'defense'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. defense All these words express one's answer to a charge of wrong or error that is or might be made. Apology has undergone a remarkable change from its old sense of a valiant defense--as in Justin Martyr Synonyms: apology, acknowledgment, defense, excuse, plea, confession, exculpation, justification, vindication Antonyms: accusation, charge, condemnation, injury, offense, censure, complaint, imputation, insult, wrong
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