35 synonym groups for Defense

protecting the assertions, upholding the statements, supporting the allegations, justifying the claims, backing the assertions, advocating the claims, maintaining the statements, defending the allegations, arguing for the claims, standing by the assertions [x]

upholding the arguments, supporting the arguments, defending the arguments, sustaining the arguments, preserving the arguments, backing the arguments, advocating the arguments, endorsing the arguments, championing the arguments, reinforcing the arguments, bolstering the arguments, justifying the arguments, validating the arguments, corroborating the arguments, affirming the arguments, confirming the arguments, substantiating the arguments, standing by the arguments, sticking to the arguments, holding to the arguments, asserting the arguments, promoting the arguments, arguing for the arguments, making a case for the arguments, standing up for the arguments, protecting the arguments, safeguarding the arguments, securing the arguments, keeping the arguments, retaining the arguments, conserving the arguments, perpetuating the arguments, continuing the arguments, prolonging the arguments, extending the arguments, carrying on the arguments, persisting with the arguments, adhering to the arguments, clinging to the arguments, embracing the arguments, insisting on the arguments, reiterating the arguments, restating the arguments, repeating the arguments, emphasizing the arguments, stressing the arguments, highlighting the arguments, accentuating the arguments, underlining the arguments [x]

spines, prickles, barbs, bristles, needles, spurs, stickers, points, quills, thistles, burrs, spicules, awns, hooks, splinters, stings, projections, spikes, daggers, shafts, tines, prongs, pins, darts, skewers, jags, snags, gaffs, harpoons, lances, spears, bayonets, pikes, rapiers, foils, sabers, swords, blades, edges, tips, ends, extremities [x]

No synonyms found [x]

advocating, supporting, defending, championing, promoting, endorsing, backing, upholding, justifying, asserting, contending, maintaining, affirming, espousing, pleading, pushing, lobbying, campaigning, vouching, standing up for, making a case for, reasoning, rationalizing, vindicating, substantiating, corroborating, bolstering, reinforcing, validating, proving, demonstrating, attesting, testifying, confirming, verifying, authenticating, legitimizing, warranting, sanctioning, approving, favoring, siding with, aligning with, standing by, arguing in favor of, speaking for, speaking on behalf of, representing, advocating for [x]

assessing the dangers, evaluating the risks, examining the threats, scrutinizing the hazards, investigating the perils, appraising the dangers, reviewing the risks, inspecting the threats, studying the hazards, surveying the perils, analyzing the risks, gauging the threats, probing the dangers, considering the hazards, exploring the perils, monitoring the threats, checking the risks, auditing the dangers, testing the hazards, measuring the perils [x]

upholding a statement, supporting a statement, defending a statement, sustaining a statement, affirming a statement, asserting a statement, preserving a statement, endorsing a statement, backing a statement, advocating a statement, standing by a statement, reinforcing a statement, validating a statement, corroborating a statement, confirming a statement, substantiating a statement, justifying a statement, perpetuating a statement, retaining a statement, securing a statement, safeguarding a statement, protecting a statement, keeping a statement, holding a statement, continuing a statement, conserving a statement, ensuring a statement, guaranteeing a statement, maintaining a claim, upholding a claim, supporting a claim, defending a claim, sustaining a claim, affirming a claim, asserting a claim, preserving a claim, endorsing a claim, backing a claim, advocating a claim, standing by a claim, reinforcing a claim, validating a claim, corroborating a claim, confirming a claim, substantiating a claim, justifying a claim, perpetuating a claim, retaining a claim [x]

defending, supporting, championing, advocating, backing, standing up for, fighting for, upholding, promoting, endorsing, siding with, arguing for, espousing, sticking up for, standing behind, rallying behind, throwing one's weight behind, going to bat for, standing in defense of, standing in support of, standing in solidarity with, standing by, standing with, standing shoulder to shoulder with, standing firm with, standing in favor of, standing as an advocate for, standing as a proponent of, standing as a supporter of, standing as a defender of, standing as a champion of, standing as a backer of, standing as a promoter of, standing as an endorser of, standing as an ally of, standing as a protector of, standing as a guardian of, standing as a patron of, standing as a sponsor of, standing as a benefactor of, standing as a sympathizer of, standing as a friend of, standing as a helper of [x]

defending, protecting, safeguarding, shielding, justifying, supporting, advocating, up, backing, endorsing, championing, arguing for, standing for, vindicating, maintaining, preserving, securing, asserting, affirming, bolstering, reinforcing, sustaining, fortifying, corroborating, substantiating, validating, confirming, attesting, testifying, proving, demonstrating, explaining, rationalizing, excusing, exonerating, absolving, clearing, acquitting, pardoning, mitigating, alleviating, lessening, reducing, diminishing, countering, opposing, contesting, disputing, refuting, rebutting [x]

advocating, championing, supporting, promoting, defending, backing, endorsing, upholding, lobbying, pushing, campaigning, crusading, fighting for, standing up for, pleading for, pressing for, urging, espousing, vouching for, arguing in favor of, making a case for, speaking for, speaking in favor of, arguing on behalf of, standing behind, siding with, taking up the cudgels for, throwing weight behind, boosting, advancing, furthering, driving, propelling, fostering, nurturing, encouraging, aiding, assisting, helping, sustaining, maintaining, bolstering, reinforcing, strengthening, underpinning, undergirding, supporting the cause of, promoting the cause of, defending the cause of, advocating the cause of [x]

defending a dissertation, presenting a thesis, thesis defense, dissertation defense, defending research, thesis presentation, dissertation presentation, defending one's thesis, defending one's dissertation, thesis examination, dissertation examination, viva voce, oral defense, oral examination, thesis viva, dissertation viva, defending academic work, defending scholarly work, thesis scrutiny, dissertation scrutiny, defending a research project, defending a research paper, thesis argumentation, dissertation argumentation, defending a scholarly paper, defending a research thesis, defending a research dissertation, thesis defense presentation, dissertation defense presentation, defending a doctoral thesis, defending a master's thesis, defending a PhD thesis, defending a PhD dissertation, defending a master's dissertation, thesis oral defense, dissertation oral defense, defending a final thesis, defending a final dissertation, thesis defense session, dissertation defense session, defending a capstone project, defending a final project, thesis defense examination, dissertation defense examination, defending a research study, defending a research work, defending a final research project, defending a final research paper [x]

deflect, block, fend off, ward off, counter, repel, avoid, dodge, evade, sidestep, circumvent, resist, intercept, rebuff, stave off, hold off, turn aside, brush off, duck, elude, shun, bypass, skirt, prevent, avert, forestall, preclude, deter, foil, thwart, outmaneuver, outwit, neutralize, nullify, counteract, withstand, oppose, confront, face, meet, challenge, contest, dispute, rebut, refute, repulse, check, stop, halt [x]

protecting-against, defending-against, shielding-against, safeguarding-against, securing-against, warding-off, fending-off, preventing, averting, deterring, countering, resisting, repelling, forestalling, obstructing, blocking, intercepting, thwarting, hindering, impeding, staving-off, precluding, anticipating, preparing-for, insulating-against, armoring-against, fortifying-against, insulating, immunizing, barricading, bulwarking, covering, screening, patrolling, watching-over, monitoring, surveilling, overseeing, supervising, keeping-safe, ensuring-safety, maintaining-security, preserving, conserving, upholding, defending, protecting, securing, safeguarding [x]

embed, establish, root, ingrain, fortify, secure, implant, instill, lodge, anchor, fix, entrench [x]

fortress, citadel, bastion, fort, keep, redoubt, bulwark, fastness, strongpoint, garrison, castle, blockhouse, hold, donjon, tower, refuge, sanctuary, bastille, stockade, palisade, rampart, defense, emplacement, entrenchment, outpost, safe haven, safe house, shelter, strongroom, bastioned fort, fortified place, fortified position, fortified structure, fortified town, fortified city, fortified settlement, fortified area, fortified zone, fortified camp, fortified base, fortified site, fortified building, fortified enclosure, fortified refuge, fortified sanctuary, fortified stronghold, fortified bastion, fortified redoubt, fortified bulwark, fortified fastness [x]