Defenses Synonyms and Antonyms

A statement that justifies or defends something, such as a past action or policy
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. vindications
  2. excuses
  3. apologies
  4. refutations
  5. apologias
  6. arguments
Antonyms:
  1. flights
  2. desertions
  3. exposures
  4. capitulations
  5. betrayals
  6. abandonments
An act or means of defending
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shields
  2. securities
  3. safeguards
  4. guards
  5. protections
  6. walls
  7. supports
  8. wards
  9. denials
  10. stockades
  11. fronts
  12. shelters
  13. stands
  14. buffers
  15. ramparts
  16. palisades
  17. garrisons
  18. fences
  19. excuses
  20. explanations
  21. bulwarks
  22. boundaries
  23. barricades
  24. resistances
  25. armors
  26. answers
  27. alibis
  28. preservations
  29. vindications
  30. exonerations
  31. strongholds
  32. inoculations
  33. protectors
  34. pleas
  35. precautions
  36. outposts
  37. fortresses
  38. backings
  39. fortifications
  40. forts
  41. barriers
  42. coverts
  43. arguments
  44. apologias
Antonyms:
  1. attacks
  2. offenses
  3. prosecutions
  4. sieges
  5. aggressions
  6. retaliations
An argument in support or justification of something.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. apologies

Words Related to Defenses

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Defenses Sentence Examples

  • The defenses the Exemplars gave us must work for anyone trying to kill us.

  • Darian pierced her defenses twice.

  • You've had time to assess our defenses and capabilities and now, learn the placement of our strongholds.

  • We might wipe out the threat to the north and maintain that route, but it would take away from defenses elsewhere.

  • Her defenses crumbled, and she began to cry.

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