defense

[dih-fens, dee-fens] / dɪˈfɛns, ˈdi fɛns /

NOUN

armament; protection system

Synonyms

STRONG

aegis armor arms barricade bastille bastion bulwark buttress citadel cover deterrence dike embankment fastness fence fort fortification fortress garrison guard hard shell immunity munitions palisade parapet position protection rampart redoubt resistance safeguard security shelter shield stockade stronghold trench wall ward warfare weaponry weapons

Antonyms

STRONG

harm hurt injury

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

NOUN

explanation, justification

Synonyms

STRONG

answer apologetics apologia apology argument cleanup cop-out exculpation excuse exoneration extenuation jive plea rationalization rejoinder reply response retort return story vindication whitewash

WEAK

apologizing excusing explaining fish story off-time song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

charge indictment question request

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

Example Sentences

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“I’m trying to improve on my defense staying low, in my stance and staying in front of my man.”

From Los Angeles Times

“So, forgive us, if we have skepticism of any claims of self defense,”according to Tooson, who is representing Porter’s mother, Franceola Armstrong.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe I can explain to my tech-savvy roommate that it isn’t her I distrust—it’s every data broker, pricing algorithm and defense agency mining the bits between us.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rogers’s defense lawyers said the former Fed official didn’t intentionally assist China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Canadian diplomats say that Ottawa has lots to offer India—for example, on energy and defense—the same things the U.S. wants to sell to India.

From The Wall Street Journal

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