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defending synonyms

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  • avoid
  • deflect
  • deter
  • divert
  • fend off
  • foil
  • forestall
  • frustrate
  • halt
  • look away
  • action
  • assault
  • attack
  • barrage
  • blitzkreig
  • bloodshed
  • bombing
  • brush
  • campaign
  • carnage
  • avert
  • battle
  • bulwark
  • care for
  • cherish
  • conserve
  • contend
  • cover
  • entrench
  • espouse
  • barrier
  • bastion
  • buffet
  • buttress
  • citadel
  • defense
  • embankment
  • fort
  • fortress
  • guard
  • accommodate
  • bed
  • canton
  • feed
  • harbor
  • house
  • let crash
  • lodge
  • put up
  • quarter
  • admire
  • adore
  • appreciate
  • apprize
  • care for
  • clasp
  • cleave to
  • cling to
  • coddle
  • comfort
  • cut back
  • cut down on
  • go easy on
  • hoard
  • keep
  • maintain
  • nurse
  • preserve
  • safeguard
  • scrimp
  • argue
  • battle
  • clash
  • confront
  • contest
  • controvert
  • cope
  • dispute
  • emulate
  • encounter
  • awning
  • bark
  • binding
  • camouflage
  • canopy
  • canvas
  • cap
  • caparison
  • case
  • ceiling
  • anchor
  • confirm
  • define
  • dig in
  • embed
  • ensconce
  • fence
  • fix
  • fortify
  • found
  • accept
  • adopt
  • advocate
  • approve
  • back
  • champion
  • defend
  • embrace
  • get into
  • go in for
  • avert
  • avoid
  • beat off
  • deflect
  • drive back
  • hold at bay
  • keep at a distance
  • keep at arm's length
  • keep off
  • parry
  • action
  • affray
  • altercation
  • argument
  • battle
  • battle royal
  • bout
  • brawl
  • broil
  • brush
  • back
  • battle
  • contend
  • defend
  • espouse
  • go to bat for
  • patronize
  • plead for
  • promote
  • put in a good word for
  • brace
  • build up
  • bulwark
  • buttress
  • charge up
  • consolidate
  • embattle
  • entrench
  • garrison
  • gird
  • advance
  • back
  • champion
  • cherish
  • cultivate
  • encourage
  • feed
  • foment
  • forward
  • further
  • barracks
  • base
  • camp
  • citadel
  • command post
  • encampment
  • fortification
  • fortress
  • stronghold
  • bouncer
  • chaperon
  • chaperone
  • chaser
  • convoyer
  • custodian
  • defender
  • escort
  • guardian
  • lookout
  • attend
  • avoid
  • be cautious
  • be wary
  • heed
  • keep eyes open
  • keep on one's toes
  • keep one's distance
  • look out
  • mind
  • barrier
  • bush
  • enclosure
  • fence
  • guard
  • hedgerow
  • hurdle
  • protection
  • quickset
  • screen
  • authority
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clout
  • clutch
  • control
  • dominance
  • dominion
  • grip
  • avert
  • battle
  • beat off
  • bulwark
  • care for
  • cherish
  • conserve
  • contend
  • cover
  • entrench
  • abode
  • apartment
  • box
  • building
  • bullpen
  • castle
  • cave
  • co-op
  • commorancy
  • condo
  • assure
  • cinch
  • cover
  • guarantee
  • guard
  • hedge
  • indemnify
  • register
  • safeguard
  • shield
  • avert
  • battle
  • beat off
  • bulwark
  • care for
  • cherish
  • conserve
  • contend
  • cover
  • entrench
  • associate with
  • attend
  • chaperon
  • come along
  • conduct
  • consort
  • convoy
  • date
  • dog
  • draft
  • advance
  • carry on
  • conserve
  • continue
  • control
  • cultivate
  • finance
  • go on with
  • guard
  • keep
  • attend
  • cherish
  • comfort
  • cultivate
  • encourage
  • foster
  • furnish
  • maintain
  • nurse
  • nurture
  • argue
  • assail
  • assault
  • attack
  • bar
  • battle
  • bombard
  • call in question
  • check
  • combat
  • act
  • affectation
  • arrangement
  • array
  • arrayal
  • blaze
  • bravura
  • dash
  • demonstration
  • example
  • act
  • affectation
  • arrangement
  • array
  • arrayal
  • blaze
  • bravura
  • dash
  • demonstration
  • example
  • bottle
  • can
  • conserve
  • cure
  • defend
  • evaporate
  • freeze
  • guard
  • keep
  • keep up
  • anticipate
  • arrest
  • avert
  • avoid
  • baffle
  • balk
  • bar
  • block
  • check
  • chill
  • avert
  • battle
  • beat off
  • bulwark
  • care for
  • cherish
  • conserve
  • contend
  • cover
  • entrench
  • avert
  • battle
  • beat off
  • bulwark
  • care for
  • cherish
  • conserve
  • contend
  • cover
  • entrench
  • abide
  • abstain from
  • antagonize
  • assail
  • assault
  • battle
  • bear
  • brook
  • buck
  • check
  • absorb
  • bear in mind
  • cling to
  • clutch
  • contain
  • detain
  • enjoy
  • grasp
  • hand onto
  • have
  • aegis
  • armament
  • armor
  • buffer
  • bulwark
  • convoy
  • defense
  • escort
  • guard
  • screen
  • bail out
  • come to rescue
  • defend
  • deliver
  • emancipate
  • extricate
  • free
  • get off the hook
  • get out of hock
  • give a break
  • awning
  • canopy
  • cloak
  • concealment
  • cover
  • covering
  • curtain
  • divider
  • envelope
  • guard
  • defended
  • guarded
  • immune
  • impregnable
  • out of harm's way
  • protected
  • riskless
  • sheltered
  • shielded
  • unassailable
  • apartment
  • asylum
  • cave
  • co-op
  • condo
  • cover
  • covert
  • crib
  • defense
  • den
  • absorber
  • aegis
  • armament
  • armor
  • buckler
  • buffer
  • bulwark
  • bumper
  • cover
  • defense
  • avoid
  • block
  • hold off
  • repel
  • ward off
  • aid
  • approve
  • assist
  • back
  • bankroll
  • bear
  • befriend
  • bolster
  • brace
  • buoy
  • beguile
  • betray
  • bilk
  • bluff
  • cheat
  • con
  • defraud
  • delude
  • do
  • double-cross
  • advocate
  • aid
  • assist
  • back
  • back up
  • bolster
  • boost
  • brace
  • buoy up
  • buttress
  • battle
  • bloodshed
  • cold war
  • combat
  • conflict
  • contention
  • contest
  • enmity
  • fighting
  • hostilities
  • avert
  • avoid
  • beat off
  • block
  • check
  • deflect
  • deter
  • divert
  • fend
  • foil
  • analog watch
  • chronometer
  • digital watch
  • pocket watch
  • stopwatch
  • ticker
  • timepiece
  • timer
  • wristwatch
  • attend
  • baby sit
  • consider
  • foster
  • keep an eye on
  • keep tabs on
  • look after
  • mind
  • mind the store
  • minister
  • brace
  • brave
  • buck
  • combat
  • confront
  • contest
  • cope
  • cross
  • defy
  • dispute
  • brace
  • brave
  • buck
  • combat
  • confront
  • contest
  • cope
  • cross
  • defy
  • dispute
  • brace
  • brave
  • buck
  • combat
  • confront
  • contest
  • cope
  • cross
  • defy
  • dispute
  • brace
  • brave
  • buck
  • combat
  • confront
  • contest
  • cope
  • cross
  • defy
  • dispute
  • brace
  • brave
  • buck
  • combat
  • confront
  • contest
  • cope
  • cross
  • defy
  • dispute

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