 Synonyms and Antonyms of defense 
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1. (noun) defense, defence, defensive measure
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
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
2. (noun) defense, defence
protection from harm
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
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
7. (noun) defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
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: offence, prosecution, offense, criminal 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
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