defend | Definition of defend

Synonyms and Antonyms of defend

1 to drive danger or attack away from

a solemn oath to defend the mother country at any cost

Synonyms of defend

bulwark, cover, fence, fend, forfend, guard, keep, protect, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, ward

Words Related to defend

oppose, resist, withstand

battle, contend, fight, war

conserve, preserve, save

buffer, palisade, picket, wall

Phrases Synonymous with defend

Near Antonyms of defend

beset, besiege, overrun

capitulate, cave, submit, yield

Antonyms of defend

assail, assault, attack

2 to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections

she will pigheadedly defend any claim regardless of all evidence to the contrary

Synonyms of defend

justify, maintain, support, uphold

Words Related to defend

advocate, champion, espouse

confirm, vindicate, warrant

affirm, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, insist, plead, proclaim, profess, protest, state

argue, debate, discuss

emphasize, stress, underline, underscore

Phrases Synonymous with defend

stand up for, stick up for

Near Antonyms of defend

abandon, abjure, forsake, recant, retract, take back, withdraw

reverse, switch

controvert, disprove, rebut, refute