Defense

Synonyms for defense
noun armament; protection system

shield
fence
wall
resistance
guard
aegis
munitions
rampart
fastness
buttress
fortification

arms
bastion
immunity
citadel
stockade
shelter
dike
protection
ward
safeguard
fort

stronghold
deterrence
warfare
parapet
bulwark
cover
palisade
trench
armor
barricade
embankment

position
security
garrison
fortress
redoubt
weapons
bastille
weaponry

Antonyms for defense

harm
hurt
injury

desertion
surrender
capitulation

flight
betrayal
yielding

Synonyms
noun explanation, justification

rejoinder
whitewash
argument
story
answer
reply
extenuation

return
exculpation
excuse
plea
vindication
response
exoneration

apology
retort
rationalization
apologia
fish story
song and dance
jive

cleanup
copout
apologetics
apologizing
excusing
explaining
off-time

Antonyms

request
indictment
desertion
surrender

capitulation
question
charge
flight

betrayal
yielding

Concept Thesaurus for word defense
1. Conditional antagonism
Synonyms – noun

defense
shielding
self-preservation
screen (shelter)
muniment
ditch
dyke
mound
field-work
paling (enclosure)
stoccado
barricade
abatis
circumvallation
escarp
vallation
shore (support)
mantlet
vauntmure
barbacan
fort-alice
sally port.
asylum (refuge)
citadel
tower of strength
sconce
rath
fender
thimble
buckler
cowcatcher
habergeon
hauberk
bassinet
murrion
casquetel
pickethaube
panoply
piquet
bodyguard
propugner.

protection
propugnation, preservation
resistance
(concealment)
bulwark
intrenchment
parapet
mole
fence
palisade
laager
boom
abattis
battlement
counterscarp
vanfos.
breastwork
bastion
advance work
barbican
lines.
hold
keep
capitol
fort
martello tower
wooden walls.
apron
carapace
aegis
face guard
mail
lorication
salade
armet
siege cap
vambrace
truncheon (weapon)
defender
champion

guard
guardianship.
safeguard (safety)
fortification
fosse
kila
sunk fence
bank
wall dead wall
haha
sangar
portcullis
abbatis
rampart
glacis
buttress
banquette
redan
horn work
redoubt
loophole
stronghold
donjon
castle
barracoon
peelhouse
buffer
mask
armor
breastplate
scutum
coat of mail
helmet
heaume
cabasset
headpiece
shako (dress) [more]
garrison
protector
knight-errant

ward
self-defense
balistraria
munition
moat
dike
embankment
earth work
contravallation
stockade
barrier
chevaux de frise
vallum
scarp
casemate
abutment
curtain
ravelin
outwork
fort-elage
machicolation
fastness
fortress
tower of strength
pah
blockhouse
corner stone
gauntlet
shield
backplate
cuirass
brigandine
helm
morion
vizor
casque
bearskin
picket
guardian (safety)
Paladin

Synonyms – verbs

defend
screen
fence
take care of (vigilance)
ward off
repel
hold at bay
act on the defensive
stand by
fall back upon

forfend
shroud
intrench
bear harmless
beat off
propugn
keep at bay
show fight
hold one’s own
hold

fend
engarrison
guard (keep safe)
fend off
hinder
put to flight
keep arm’s length.
maintain one;s ground
bear the brunt
stand in the gap.

shield
fend round (circumscribe)
guard against
keep off
parry
give a warm reception to [ironical]
stand on the defensive
stand one’s ground
stand the brunt

Synonyms – adjectives

defending
armed at all points
ironplated
machicolated
ballproof

defensive
armed cap-a-pie
ironclad
casemated
bulletproof.

mural
armed to the teeth
loopholed
defendedv.

armed
panoplied
castellated
proof against.

Synonyms – phrases
defense not defiance; Dieu defend le droit; fidei defensor.
Antonyms

attack

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Other adjectives related to defense

alleged
armed at all points
defended
iron
mural
slide

apagogic
armed cap
defending
loopholed
panoplied
to the teeth

apologetic
casemated
defensive
machicolated
proof against

armed
castellated
gas
magnum
pump

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