Synonyms for on the defensive
on the de·fen·sive

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1. on the defensiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   on the attack

2. on the defensiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   on the attack

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1. Agent Alan Herman:

   We don’t particularly care to be lied to our face, they took him out of the free agent market now for two days. That puts us now at a disadvantage because other teams have paid other defensive linemen contracts, and (Ioannidis) hasn’t been able to take advantage of that. That’s not the way you conduct business in the National Football League.

2. Mike Rogers:

   We focus primarily on the defensive, but I think now we're at a tipping point where we not only need to continue to build on the defensive capability, but we've also got to broaden our capabilities to provide policymakers and operational commanders with a broader range of options.

3. Draymond Green:

   The Warriors just got to be better all around the floor and especially on the defensive end. And The Warriors starts with me.

4. Gavin Parry:

   Rails and real estate are classic defensive stocks suitable for a market situation like we have now.

5. Gareth Mulvenna:

   Loyalism and unionism are always reactive and on the defensive mode, but now, unionism is having to react to different forces outside of its control.