Thesaurus
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defense
T
hesaurus
defense
English
Noun
Sense: the act or means of protecting from attack
Synonyms
defence
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defense
fortification
guard
preservation
protection
safeguard
shield
ward
Antonyms
attack
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Hyponyms
overfortification
See also
defend
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Further reading
“
defense
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
defense
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.