Defend
Synonyms for defend
verb protect
preserve
contend
hold
secure
uphold
prevent
fight
resist
guard
maintain
oppose
retain
safeguard
shield
withstand
house
mine
fortify
battle
conserve
foster
sustain
entrench
war
nourish
avert
shelter
screen
espouse
watch
hedge
insure
save
bulwark
cover
cherish
garrison
fend off
stave off
take in
panoply
fight for
beat off
care for
guard against
hold at bay
keep safe
look after
provide sanctuary
repel danger
ward off
watch over
Antonyms for defend
desert
surrender
release
endanger
harm
injure
aid
assist
ignore
squander
uncover
forsake
relinquish
resign
deny
renounce
hurt
abandon
give up
let go
lose
help
support
forget
neglect
discourage
make peace
waste
reveal
attack
leave
quit
Synonyms
verb show support for
champion
uphold
support
advocate
back
assert
maintain
guarantee
endorse
argue
explain
justify
exculpate
befriend
vindicate
rationalize
plead
stonewall
second
espouse
sustain
recommend
aid
warrant
exonerate
back up
go to bat for
stand by
apologize for
bear one out
come to defense of
cover for
prove a case
put in a good word
ride shotgun for
say in defense
speak up for
stand up for
stick up for
thump for
Antonyms
reject
disapprove
protest
ignore
blame
condemn
sentence
accuse
punish
desert
relinquish
resign
surrender
deny
forsake
renounce
oppose
neglect
abandon
attack
leave
quit
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- Defendabilities
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- Defendability
Synonyms for defendability noun legitimacy validity justice right authority lawfulness permissibility constitutionality Antonyms for defendability injustice unfairness Synonyms noun legality right legitimacy licitness authority justice validity legitimateness permissibility constitutionality Antonyms injustice unfairness Synonyms noun legality justice authority validity right lawfulness licitness legitimateness permissibility constitutionality Synonyms noun legality authority justice lawfulness legitimacy licitness right validity constitutionality […]
- Defendable
Synonyms for defendable adj tenable defensible conceivable imaginable believable credible feasible rational reasonable supportable viable workable able to hold water assertable maintainable sustainable Antonyms for defendable unimaginable unthinkable untenable certain Synonyms adj justifiable plausible logical valid permissible tenable excusable fit pardonable proper condonable vindicable warrantable Antonyms improbable unbelievable unlikely irrational indefensible unjustifiable unreasonable invalid unvindicable […]
- Defendant
Synonyms for defendant noun accused prisoner suspect offender litigant appellant