defense - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

Synonyms

• defence
• defense

More generic

• protection

Noun

protection from harm

Synonyms

• defence
• defense

More generic

• protection

Noun

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

Synonyms

• defence
• defense
• defensive measure

More generic

• action
• military action

More specific

• BW defence
• BW defense
• air defense
• biodefence
• biodefense
• biological defence
• biological defense
• biological warfare defence
• biological warfare defense
• chemical defence
• chemical defense
• deliberate defence
• deliberate defense
• hasty defence
• hasty defense
• minelaying
• mining
• stand
• umbrella

Noun

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

Synonyms

• defence
• defense
• demurrer
• denial

More generic

• due process
• due process of law

Opposite / Antonyms

• prosecution

More specific

• entrapment

Related

• trial

Noun

a structure used to defend against attack

Synonyms

• defence
• defense
• defensive structure

More generic

• construction
• structure

More specific

• cheval-de-frise
• chevaux-de-frise
• fastness
• fort
• fortification
• fortress
• line of defence
• line of defense
• munition
• outwork
• stronghold

Noun

the justification for some act or belief

Synonyms

• defence
• defense
• vindication

More generic

• justification

More specific

• alibi
• apologia
• apology
• exculpation
• excuse
• self-justification

Noun

the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

Synonyms

• defence
• defense
• refutation

More generic

• answer

More specific

• confutation
• rebuttal

Noun

an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

Synonyms

• defence
• defence force
• defense
• defense force

More generic

• organisation
• organization

More specific

• bastion

Noun

the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

Synonyms

• defence
• defense
• defense lawyers
• defense team

More generic

• accumulation
• aggregation
• assemblage
• collection

Opposite / Antonyms

• prosecution

Noun

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

Synonyms

• defence
• defending team
• defense

More generic

• squad
• team

Opposite / Antonyms

• offense

Noun

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

Synonyms

• Defense
• Defense Department
• Department of Defense
• DoD
• United States Department of Defense

More generic

• executive department

Related

• Air Force
• Army
• BMDO
• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
• CCRC
• Casualty Care Research Center
• DARPA
• DIA
• DISA
• DTIC
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• Defense Information Systems Agency
• Defense Intelligence Agency
• Defense Logistics Agency
• Defense Technical Information Center
• Department of Defense Laboratory System
• LABLINK
• NGA
• NRO
• NSA
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• National Reconnaissance Office
• National Security Agency
• Navy
• U. S. Air Force
• U. S. Army
• US Air Force
• US Army
• US Navy
• USA
• USAF
• USN
• United States Air Force
• United States Army
• United States Navy

Noun

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

Synonyms

• defence
• defence mechanism
• defence reaction
• defense
• defense mechanism
• defense reaction

More generic

• process
• psychoanalytic process
• unconscious process

More specific

• compensation
• conversion
• denial
• displacement
• idealisation
• idealization
• intellectualisation
• intellectualization
• isolation
• projection
• rationalisation
• rationalization
• reaction formation
• regression
• repression

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