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. Damian Lillard:

   Tried to get a little bit of space. ... Andre Iguodala grabbed my arm and I lost the ball a bit, there was a lot of contact, but obviously the ref is not going to decide the game or jump in at that point. So... good defensive play.

2. Chase Dellwo , 26:

   It was startled, Chase Dellwo was startled ; the bear engaged in a defensive attack.

3. Kyrie Irving:

   We made shots, we made (the Clippers) come into defensive rotations. We made it uncomfortable for DeAndre to come out and guard Kevin when we went small and (James) goes to the four, so it was hard for them to match up with us when we go small like that.

4. Yair Lapid:

   The operational arena in the invisible dome above us is built on defensive capabilities and offensive capabilities, and what the foreign media tends to call' other capabilities.' These other capabilities keep us alive and will keep us alive so long as we and our children are here.

5. Isaac Mashman:

   Withstanding hardships is a sort of sport. You can’t control how life plays, but you can control your defensive strategy.