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Synonyms of DEFENSES

Valid in Scrabble US · 12 points

DEFENSES: definition and more

42 synonyms in 12 meanings 27 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of DEFENSES by meaning

noun

  1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

    Also: defensive measure.

  2. protection from harm

  3. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

    Also: defending team.

  4. the justification for some act or belief

  5. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

    Also: defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction.

  6. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

    Also: department of defense, defense department, united states department of defense.

    Not playable in Scrabble US: DOD.

  7. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

    Also: defense team, defense lawyers.

  8. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

  9. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

    Also: defense force, defence force.

  10. a structure used to defend against attack

    Also: defensive structure.

  11. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

  12. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury