Synonyms for defuse
diˈfyuzdefuse

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:0.0 / 0 votes

1. defuseverb

   remove the triggering device from

   Antonyms:
   fuse

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1. • Remove

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1. List of paraphrases for "defuse":

   de-escalate, ease, diffuse, alleviate, appease, disable, mitigate, calm, allay, neutralize, placate, dispel

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEFUSE

   Synonyms:
   diffusion-weighted imaging evaluation for understanding stroke evaluation

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1. Premier Li Keqiang:

   In order to defuse problems and risks, avoid falling into the 'middle income trap', and achieve modernization, China must rely on development, and development requires an appropriate growth rate, at the same time, China's economic development has entered a 'new normal'.

2. Rakim Mayers:

   We wanted to defuse the situation and get away from these guys.

3. Corey Hour:

   The airline staff did what they could to defuse the situation, and they reacted appropriately, there were children everywhere, you can hear in the video them crying.

4. State John Kerry:

   We’re trying to figure out a way to help defuse the tensions and reduce the potential for more conflict and we’re exploring various possibilities to that end.

5. United States:

   The The Vinson group is commanded from Hawaii, rather than the United States military base in Japan, so The Carl Vinson group's a clear American initiative not a Japanese or South Korea one, the Carl Vinson group may defuse attempts to link Japan and South Korea one and thus limit the possibility of any North Korean aggression against them.