| VERB | communication | defend, support, fend for | argue or speak in defense / defense of |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | defend | be on the defensive | |
| competition | defend, guard, hold | protect against a challenge or attack / attack / attack | |
| competition | defend, fight, oppose, fight back, fight down | fight against or resist strongly | |
| competition | defend, champion | protect or fight for as a champion | |
| social | defend, represent | be the defense counsel for someone in a trial | |
| communication | defend, maintain | state or assert |
| Sounds | dihfeh'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd... | |
| Meaning | argue or speak in defense / defense of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | support, fend for | |
| Narrower | apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
| stand up, stick up | defend against attack or criticism | |
| take sides with, take someone's side | Support someone (as in an argument) | |
| uphold | stand up for | |
| Broader | argue, reason | Present reasons and arguments |
| Spanish | apoyar, defender, respaldar | |
| Catalan | defensar, donar suport | |
| Nouns | defence | the justification for some act or belief |
| defender | a person who cares for persons or property | |
| Meaning | Be on the defensive; act against an attack / attack / attack / attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Entails | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Narrower | bulwark | defend with a bulwark |
| check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy | |
| protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage | |
| ward off | avert, turn away, or repel | |
| Broader | prevent, keep | Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state |
| Opposite | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| Spanish | defender, evitar | |
| Catalan | defensar | |
| Adjectives | defensible | capable of being defended |
| defensive | intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack / attack / attack | |
| Nouns | defence | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
| Meaning | protect against a challenge or attack / attack / attack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | guard, hold | |
| Broader | protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage / damage |
| Similar to | hold | take and maintain control over, often by violent means |
| Spanish | custodiar, defender | |
| Catalan | custodiar, defensar | |
| Adjectives | defensible | capable of being defended |
| defensive | intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack / attack / attack | |
| Nouns | defence | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack |
| defender | a person who cares for persons or property | |
| Meaning | fight against or resist strongly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down | |
| Narrower | recalcitrate | show strong objection or repugnance |
| repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back | Force or drive back | |
| resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm | stand up or offer resistance / resistance to somebody or something | |
| resist, stand, fend | withstand the force of something | |
| Broader | contend, fight, struggle | Be engaged in a fight |
| Spanish | defenderse, defender, derrotar, enfrentarse, luchar, oponerse a, oponerse, oponer, pelear | |
| Catalan | defensar-se, lluitar, oposar | |
| Adjectives | defensive | attempting to justify or defend in speech / speech or writing |
| Meaning | protect or fight for as a champion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | champion | |
| Broader | back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support | Be behind |
| Spanish | abogar, acaudillar, defender | |
| Catalan | advocar per, defensar | |
| Adjectives | defensible | capable of being defended |
| Nouns | defender | a person who cares for persons or property |
| Meaning | Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to defend the prisoners | |
| Example | "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant" | |
| Synonym | represent | |
| Opposite | prosecute | Bring a criminal action against (in a trial) |
| Spanish | defender, representar | |
| Catalan | defendre, defensar, representar | |
| Nouns | defence | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively |
| defendant | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law | |
| Meaning | state or assert. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonym | maintain | |
| Narrower | vindicate | Maintain, uphold, or defend |
| Broader | affirm | say yes to |
| Spanish | conservar, defender, mantener | |
| Catalan | conservar | |
| Adjectives | defensible | capable of being defended |
| defensive | attempting to justify or defend in speech / speech or writing | |
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