Synonyms for defensively
de·fen·sive·ly

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1. defensivelyadverb

   in an apologetic and defensive manner

   "`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively"

   Antonyms:
   offensively

2. defensivelyadverb

   in a defensive manner

   "the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis"

   Antonyms:
   offensively

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1. Tyler Herro:

   Guys will have to step up, not just bigs, but guards have to help rebound, all five guys on the floor can really impact the game whether it’s defensively or rebounding.

2. Gregg Popovich:

   We would be in bad shape defensively it it weren’t for Jakob Poeltl, that’s not an overstatement. That’s not an exaggeration. I’m not trying to pump him up or anything. It’s a fact.

3. Tony DiCicco:

   They're very good defensively and now they've started to bring an attack to their game, it's about having this team make its own history like the 1999 team did and if they can upset the USA... they will make history.

4. Kelvin Sampson:

   We had to kind of reacquaint ourselves with who we were defensively, defensively, second half, I thought we were outstanding in just about every facet, our ball screen coverages, side pick-and-roll, mid pick-and-roll, our shot contest, defensive rebounding.

5. La Russa:

   His legs are a big part of his game, offensively and defensively, so we're being super cautious, we're going to be careful with his usage.