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1. defence (Noun) Brit, Cdn

63 synonyms
# Word Frequency Likes Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. absolution 0.71 10 letters 29 synonyms
2. account 162 7 letters 197 synonyms
3. aegis 1.15 5 letters 23 synonyms
4. alibi 1.26 5 letters 15 synonyms
5. amends 2.09 6 letters 37 synonyms
6. apology 11.2 7 letters 25 synonyms
7. armour 5.62 6 letters 14 synonyms
8. asylum 9.77 6 letters 40 synonyms
9. bastion 2.04 7 letters 23 synonyms
10. buffer 6.03 6 letters 19 synonyms
11. bulwark 0.58 7 letters 35 synonyms
12. concealment 0.83 11 letters 42 synonyms
13. cover 120 5 letters 319 synonyms
14. covering 28.2 8 letters 146 synonyms
15. defence force 27.2 12 letters 3 synonyms
16. defence lawyers 14 14 letters 8 synonyms
17. defence mechanism 11.8 16 letters 5 synonyms
18. defence reaction 20.2 15 letters 5 synonyms
19. defence team 30.3 11 letters 5 synonyms
20. defending teamen.synonym.one 20.4 13 letters 2 synonyms
21. defense 85.1 7 letters 57 synonyms
22. defense force 56.7 12 letters 3 synonyms
23. defense lawyers 19.1 14 letters 8 synonyms
24. defense mechanism 15.3 16 letters 5 synonyms
25. defense reaction 32.9 15 letters 5 synonyms
26. defense team 72 11 letters 5 synonyms
27. defensive measure 15.6 16 letters 2 synonyms
28. defensive structure 17.8 18 letters 2 synonyms
29. demurrer 0.04 8 letters 5 synonyms
30. denial 9.77 6 letters 41 synonym
31. dike 0.71 4 letters 31 synonym
32. evasion 2.57 7 letters 63 synonyms
33. excuse 36.3 6 letters 106 synonyms
34. extenuation 0.01 11 letters 17 synonyms
35. fort 28.2 4 letters 25 synonyms
36. guard 53.7 5 letters 108 synonyms
37. harbour 9.55 7 letters 62 synonyms
38. justification 6.76 13 letters 48 synonyms
39. makeshift 1.51 9 letters 40 synonyms
40. palisade 0.32 8 letters 20 synonyms
41. panoply 0.21 7 letters 24 synonyms
42. plea 8.91 4 letters 40 synonyms
43. preservation 10.2 12 letters 27 synonyms
44. pretence 0.54 8 letters 60 synonyms
45. protection 70.8 10 letters 63 synonyms
46. reason 209 6 letters 146 synonyms
47. refutation 0.42 10 letters 16 synonyms
48. rejoinder 0.16 9 letters 33 synonyms
49. repentance 1.55 10 letters 17 synonyms
50. replyen.synonym.one 31.6 5 letters 36 synonyms
51. resistance 35.5 10 letters 57 synonyms
52. retort 0.78 6 letters 41 synonym
53. safeguard 3.55 9 letters 58 synonyms
54. safety 93.3 6 letters 24 synonyms
55. screen 70.8 6 letters 102 synonyms
56. security 158 8 letters 74 synonyms
57. semblance 1.26 9 letters 66 synonyms
58. shield 20 6 letters 61 synonym
59. stand 138 5 letters 145 synonyms
60. stockade 0.43 8 letters 20 synonyms
61. trench 5.01 6 letters 28 synonyms
62. trick 30.2 5 letters 209 synonyms
63. vindication 0.85 11 letters 7 synonyms
1 antonym
# Word Number of letters Number of antonyms
1. offence 7 letters 1 antonym
11 definitions
defence (Noun) —   (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 2 examples
1. ex. "they died in the defence of Stalingrad"
2. ex. "they were developed for the defence program"
defence (Noun) —   Protection from harm 1 example
1. ex. "sanitation is the best defence against disease"
defence (Noun) —   (sport) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 1 example
1. ex. "his teams are always good on defence"
defence (Noun) —   The justification for some act or belief 1 example
1. ex. "he offered a persuasive defence of the theory"
defence (Noun) —   (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
defence (Noun) —   The defendant and his legal advisors collectively 1 example
1. ex. "the defence called for a mistrial"
defence (Noun) —   The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 2 examples
1. ex. "in defence he said the other man started it"
2. ex. "his defence of the charges was short and persuasive"
defence (Noun) —   An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 1 example
1. ex. "he joined the defence against invasion"
defence (Noun) —   A structure used to defend against attack 1 example
1. ex. "the artillery battered down the defences"
defence (Noun) —   (law) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 1 example
1. ex. "he gave evidence for the defence"
defence (Noun) —   The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury 2 examples
1. ex. "a good boxer needs a good defence"
2. ex. "defence against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
20 types of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. accumulation 12 letters 66 synonyms
2. action 6 letters 111 synonyms
3. aggregation 11 letters 25 synonyms
4. answer 6 letters 100 synonyms
5. assemblage 10 letters 65 synonyms
6. collection 10 letters 122 synonyms
7. construction 12 letters 58 synonyms
8. due process 10 letters 1 synonym
9. due process of law 15 letters 1 synonym
10. justification 13 letters 48 synonyms
11. military action 14 letters 1 synonym
12. organisation 12 letters 137 synonyms
13. organization 12 letters 126 synonyms
14. process 7 letters 59 synonyms
15. protection 10 letters 63 synonyms
16. psychoanalytic process 21 letter 0 synonyms
17. squad 5 letters 29 synonyms
18. structure 9 letters 73 synonyms
19. team 4 letters 45 synonyms
20. unconscious process 18 letters 1 synonym
56 types
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. air defence 10 letters 1 synonym
2. air defense 10 letters 1 synonym
3. alibi 5 letters 15 synonyms
4. apologia 8 letters 1 synonym
5. apology 7 letters 25 synonyms
6. bastion 7 letters 23 synonyms
7. biodefence 10 letters 3 synonyms
8. biodefense 10 letters 3 synonyms
9. biological defence 17 letters 3 synonyms
10. biological defense 17 letters 3 synonyms
11. biological warfare defence 24 letters 3 synonyms
12. biological warfare defense 24 letters 3 synonyms
13. bw defence 9 letters 3 synonyms
14. bw defense 9 letters 3 synonyms
15. chemical defence 15 letters 1 synonym
16. chemical defense 15 letters 1 synonym
17. cheval-de-frise 13 letters 1 synonym
18. chevaux-de-frise 14 letters 1 synonym
19. compensation 12 letters 63 synonyms
20. confutation 11 letters 0 synonyms
21. conversion 10 letters 26 synonyms
22. deliberate defence 17 letters 1 synonym
23. deliberate defense 17 letters 1 synonym
24. denial 6 letters 41 synonym
25. displacement 12 letters 27 synonyms
26. entrapment 10 letters 0 synonyms
27. exculpation 11 letters 12 synonyms
28. excuse 6 letters 106 synonyms
29. fastness 8 letters 7 synonyms
30. fort 4 letters 25 synonyms
31. fortification 13 letters 24 synonyms
32. fortress 8 letters 8 synonyms
33. hasty defence 12 letters 1 synonym
34. hasty defense 12 letters 1 synonym
35. idealisation 12 letters 13 synonyms
36. idealization 12 letters 13 synonyms
37. intellectualisation 19 letters 1 synonym
38. intellectualization 19 letters 1 synonym
39. isolation 9 letters 22 synonyms
40. line of defence 13 letters 1 synonym
41. line of defense 13 letters 1 synonym
42. minelaying 10 letters 1 synonym
43. mining 6 letters 2 synonyms
44. munition 8 letters 7 synonyms
45. outwork 7 letters 0 synonyms
46. projection 10 letters 78 synonyms
47. rationalisation 15 letters 25 synonyms
48. rationalization 15 letters 19 synonyms
49. reaction formation 17 letters 0 synonyms
50. rebuttal 8 letters 18 synonyms
51. regression 10 letters 33 synonyms
52. repression 10 letters 24 synonyms
53. self-justification 17 letters 3 synonyms
54. stand 5 letters 145 synonyms
55. stronghold 10 letters 14 synonyms
56. umbrella 8 letters 20 synonyms
1 part of
# Word Number of letters Number of synonyms
1. trial 5 letters 104 synonyms
10 misspelling
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All synonyms in one line
absolution, account, aegis, alibi, amends, en.synonym.one, apology, armour, asylum, bastion, buffer, bulwark, concealment, cover, covering, defence force, defence lawyers, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defence team, defending team, defense, defense force, defense lawyers, defense mechanism, defense reaction, en.synonym.one, defense team, defensive measure, defensive structure, demurrer, denial, dike, evasion, excuse, extenuation, fort, guard, harbour, justification, makeshift, palisade, panoply, plea, preservation, pretence, protection, reason, refutation, rejoinder, repentance, reply, en.synonym.one, resistance, retort, safeguard, safety, screen, security, semblance, shield, stand, stockade, trench, trick, vindication.
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