Synonyms for Defend:

• n.

  •befriend (noun)
  • befriend.
  •fend for (noun)
  • fend for.
  •fight back (noun)
  • fight back.
  •fight down (noun)
  • fight down.
  •oppose (noun)
  • oppose.
  •represent (noun)
  • represent.

• v.

  •acknowledge (verb)
  • taking an oath,
  • defers to,
  • re cognized,
  • attesting to,
  • all owed,
  • re cognizes,
  • re cognize,
  • takes oath,
  • re-cognize,
  • all owing,
  • all-owed,
  • all-owing,
  • de fend,
  • takes an oath,
  • subscribes to,
  • de-fended,
  • de-fends,
  • taking oath,
  • re-cognized,
  • re-cognizes,
  • re cognizing,
  • de fending,
  • took oath,
  • de fends,
  • attests to,
  • de-fending,
  • de fended,
  • re-cognizing,
  • subscribing to,
  • de-fend.
  •advocate (verb)
  • wast corner,
  • running interference for,
  • getting bandwagon,
  • being corner,
  • riding shotgun for,
  • giving a leg up,
  • runs interference for,
  • stumping for,
  • were in corner,
  • give leg up,
  • was corner,
  • rode shotgun for,
  • re-commending,
  • pro-mote,
  • campaigns for,
  • pro-moting,
  • re commends,
  • gives leg up,
  • wert in corner,
  • re-commend,
  • got on bandwagon,
  • pleads for,
  • spreads around,
  • re commending,
  • pro-posing,
  • spreading around,
  • get bandwagon,
  • braces up,
  • pressed for,
  • gat bandwagon,
  • pro motes,
  • holding with,
  • give lift,
  • pleaded for,
  • pled for,
  • gave a lift,
  • re commend,
  • argued for,
  • spake for,
  • gotten on bandwagon,
  • held with,
  • pro-pose,
  • pro-motes,
  • got bandwagon,
  • gat on bandwagon,
  • said so,
  • presses for,
  • pro posed,
  • am corner,
  • giving lift,
  • is corner,
  • rid shotgun for,
  • gotten bandwagon,
  • are in corner,
  • stumped for,
  • bracing up,
  • gives a lift,
  • wert corner,
  • campaigned for,
  • re commended,
  • holds with,
  • giving a lift,
  • was in corner,
  • gets bandwagon,
  • speaks for,
  • going with,
  • be corner,
  • were corner,
  • re-commends,
  • pro moting,
  • rides shotgun for,
  • pro mote,
  • gives a leg up,
  • argues for,
  • pressing for,
  • spoke for,
  • ran interference for,
  • plumping for,
  • re-commended,
  • wast in corner,
  • pro pose,
  • gave lift,
  • art in corner,
  • art corner,
  • plumps for,
  • pro posing,
  • stumps for,
  • giving leg up,
  • says so,
  • rooted for,
  • roots for,
  • saying so,
  • are corner,
  • braced up,
  • being in corner,
  • gave leg up,
  • am in corner,
  • is in corner,
  • gives lift,
  • gets on bandwagon,
  • gave a leg up,
  • getting on bandwagon.
  •answer (verb)
  • was touch,
  • backed at you,
  • gave a snappy comeback,
  • giving a snappy comeback,
  • dis-proved,
  • re-marked,
  • backing at you,
  • gat back to,
  • re-torts,
  • ex-plaining,
  • fields question,
  • ex plain,
  • re butting,
  • re-joined,
  • comebacking,
  • re turns,
  • counter claimed,
  • re joining,
  • counter claim,
  • are touch,
  • re-joins,
  • gives a snappy comeback,
  • counter claims,
  • talks back,
  • be touch,
  • gives snappy comeback,
  • re-marks,
  • ex plained,
  • am touch,
  • fielded the question,
  • counter-claimed,
  • re tort,
  • dis proving,
  • giving snappy comeback,
  • were touch,
  • backs at you,
  • shoots back,
  • re turn,
  • re marks,
  • backing you,
  • wert in touch,
  • back talked,
  • field question,
  • getting back to,
  • re-marking,
  • ex plains,
  • re torts,
  • re solving,
  • counter-claims,
  • art touch,
  • ex plaining,
  • re-join,
  • being touch,
  • re-butting,
  • shooting back,
  • dis proved,
  • re joins,
  • dis-proving,
  • is in touch,
  • dis prove,
  • re turning,
  • re-joining,
  • was in touch,
  • dis-prove,
  • talked back,
  • re join,
  • re marked,
  • re solve,
  • gave snappy comeback,
  • re-tort,
  • re-solves,
  • re-butted,
  • re-solving,
  • re-turning,
  • is touch,
  • got back to,
  • ex-plain,
  • re joined,
  • gotten back to,
  • art in touch,
  • answers back,
  • dis-proves,
  • being in touch,
  • comebacked,
  • shot back,
  • back talking,
  • fielded question,
  • wast touch,
  • feedbacking,
  • counter-claiming,
  • dis proves,
  • fielding the question,
  • wert touch,
  • feedbacked,
  • ex-plained,
  • wast in touch,
  • back you,
  • were in touch,
  • gets back to,
  • fields the question,
  • re solves,
  • re-turned,
  • re marking,
  • backs you,
  • Re-turn,
  • re-solved,
  • re-turns,
  • fielding question,
  • ex-plains,
  • answering back,
  • backed you,
  • re-solve,
  • counter claiming,
  • re butted,
  • give snappy comeback,
  • are in touch,
  • re mark.
  •apologize (verb)
  • repent,
  • plead,
  • atone,
  • confess,
  • apologize,
  • regret.
  •argue (verb)
  • talking into,
  • de note,
  • de-notes,
  • dis play,
  • de noted,
  • talks in to,
  • dis-plays,
  • pre-sents,
  • dis plays,
  • pre-sent,
  • talked into,
  • de-noted,
  • dis-playing,
  • prevails upon,
  • de notes,
  • prevail up on,
  • pre sents,
  • talking in to,
  • dis playing,
  • talked in to,
  • dis played,
  • de-noting,
  • de noting,
  • talk in to,
  • pre sent,
  • dis-played,
  • de-note,
  • talks into,
  • dis-play.
  •assert (verb)
  • shot ones mouth,
  • pro-testing,
  • pro-fesses,
  • shoots ones mouth,
  • shooting ones wad,
  • pro fesses,
  • shooting one's mouth,
  • shoots off one mouth,
  • pro-claimed,
  • pro claiming,
  • shooting mouth,
  • shot off one's mouth,
  • shoot ones wad,
  • shoot one mouth,
  • pro-claims,
  • pro claimed,
  • pro-tested,
  • shot off one mouth,
  • asservates,
  • shot one mouth,
  • stands up for,
  • pro testing,
  • putting forward,
  • shooting off mouth,
  • pro-fess,
  • shoot off one mouth,
  • shoot ones mouth,
  • shot wad,
  • pro tested,
  • shoots one wad,
  • pops off,
  • shooting wad,
  • shoot off ones mouth,
  • shoots off mouth,
  • shooting one mouth,
  • shot one's wad,
  • shooting ones mouth,
  • popping off,
  • pro-claim,
  • pro claims,
  • shoots mouth,
  • shooting off one mouth,
  • asservated,
  • shoots ones wad,
  • shoot mouth,
  • shooting one wad,
  • shot one's mouth,
  • shoots one mouth,
  • shot off ones mouth,
  • shot off mouth,
  • shot one wad,
  • shooting off one's mouth,
  • shoots off ones mouth,
  • shoot wad,
  • standing up for,
  • shooting one's wad,
  • shoot one wad,
  • pro-claiming,
  • pro fess,
  • pro claim,
  • shot mouth,
  • shoots wad,
  • shoot one's mouth,
  • shot ones wad,
  • shoots one's mouth,
  • shoots off one's mouth,
  • shoots one's wad,
  • asservating,
  • shooting off ones mouth.
  •barricade (verb)
  • shutting in,
  • shuts in.
  •bear arms (verb)
  • carries arms,
  • carried arms,
  • carrying arms.
  •champion (verb)
  • thumping for,
  • fighting for,
  • puts in a good word for,
  • putting a good word for,
  • siding with,
  • fought for,
  • puts in good word for,
  • stands behind,
  • put in good word for,
  • putting good word for,
  • fights for,
  • puts a good word for,
  • standing behind,
  • sides with,
  • putting in good word for,
  • thumps for,
  • thumped for,
  • put a good word for,
  • sided with,
  • put good word for,
  • stood behind,
  • putting in a good word for,
  • puts good word for.
  •cherish (verb)
  • holding high esteem,
  • cleaves to,
  • holds dear,
  • holding dear,
  • hold high esteem,
  • cleaved to,
  • clinging to,
  • holding in high esteem,
  • cleaving to,
  • held high esteem,
  • clave to,
  • apprizes,
  • holds high esteem,
  • cleft to,
  • clove to,
  • holds in high esteem,
  • clung to.
  •claim (verb)
  • re-quired,
  • has dibs on something,
  • de-clare,
  • had dibs something,
  • hath dibs on something,
  • be-lieve,
  • holds out for,
  • held out for,
  • re-quiring,
  • re quired,
  • ex-acts,
  • having dibs something,
  • lays claim to,
  • has dibs something,
  • laying claim to,
  • ex acts,
  • re-quires,
  • hits up,
  • holding out for,
  • re quire,
  • de clare,
  • had dibs on something,
  • having dibs on something,
  • staked out,
  • ex-acted,
  • laid claim to,
  • hast dibs something,
  • de clares,
  • hast dibs on something,
  • pop question,
  • have dibs something,
  • ex-act,
  • ex acted,
  • pre-tend,
  • pre-tending,
  • hath dibs something,
  • de-clares,
  • re quires,
  • stakes out,
  • re-quire,
  • hadst dibs on something,
  • haddest dibs something,
  • re quiring,
  • ex acting,
  • haddest dibs on something,
  • ex-acting,
  • pre tend,
  • hadst dibs something,
  • pre tending,
  • hitting up,
  • pre-tended,
  • pre tends,
  • be lieve,
  • ex act,
  • pre-tends.
  •competition (verb)
  • hold,
  • defend.
  •contest (verb)
  • with-stand,
  • putting gloves,
  • fighting over,
  • knuckling with,
  • laying finger on,
  • with-standing,
  • puts up dukes,
  • puts dukes,
  • lays a finger on,
  • with stood,
  • with-stands,
  • putting up dukes,
  • put dukes,
  • puts gloves,
  • fights over,
  • putting dukes,
  • with standing,
  • put gloves,
  • with stand,
  • rumpusses,
  • putting on gloves,
  • with stands,
  • fought over,
  • lays out,
  • duelled,
  • squares off,
  • lays finger on,
  • laid finger on,
  • knuckles with,
  • laid a finger on,
  • laying a finger on,
  • knuckled with,
  • puts on gloves.
  •cover (verb)
  • watches over.
  •endorse (verb)
  • gave go-ahead,
  • lends one name to,
  • gives ones word,
  • giving go ahead,
  • gave nod,
  • lending ones name to,
  • gives one word,
  • giving the go ahead,
  • giving green light,
  • gives green light,
  • give the go ahead,
  • gives the nod,
  • gave word,
  • give one word,
  • giving go-ahead,
  • gives go-ahead,
  • gives boost to,
  • lend ones name to,
  • lends name to,
  • under-writes,
  • giving a boost to,
  • lent one's name to,
  • rubberstamps,
  • lending one's name to,
  • gave goahead,
  • lends one's name to,
  • gives the go-ahead,
  • gave the go ahead,
  • gave the nod,
  • giving the goahead,
  • gives the go ahead,
  • lent name to,
  • rubberstamped,
  • gives a boost to,
  • under writes,
  • give boost to,
  • rubberstamping,
  • gave go ahead,
  • giving the go-ahead,
  • giving goahead,
  • gives one's word,
  • gave one word,
  • gives the goahead,
  • gave green light,
  • lending name to,
  • under wrote,
  • giving ones word,
  • gave boost to,
  • give goahead,
  • gives word,
  • lent ones name to,
  • giving word,
  • under written,
  • giving one word,
  • giving one's word,
  • rubber-stamped,
  • lend one name to,
  • gave a boost to,
  • give go ahead,
  • lending one name to,
  • rubber-stamping,
  • giving boost to,
  • lend name to,
  • under writing,
  • give ones word,
  • gave one's word,
  • gives nod,
  • gave the goahead,
  • under write,
  • under-written,
  • lent one name to,
  • gave the go-ahead,
  • under-writing,
  • under-wrote,
  • lends ones name to,
  • under-write,
  • give the goahead,
  • gave ones word,
  • gives go ahead,
  • giving nod,
  • giving the nod,
  • gives goahead.
  •espouse (verb)
  • gotten into,
  • get in to,
  • getting in to,
  • went in for,
  • getting into,
  • gotten in to,
  • goes in for,
  • gets in to,
  • got in to,
  • gat into,
  • gat in to,
  • gets into,
  • going in for.
  •excuse (verb)
  • exempting from,
  • dispensing from,
  • over-look,
  • exempted from,
  • letted go,
  • dis charges,
  • gives absolution,
  • dis charged,
  • taking rap for,
  • pre texts,
  • giving absolution,
  • apologizes for,
  • dis-charged,
  • pre-text,
  • over looked,
  • over-looking,
  • exempts from,
  • dispensed from,
  • dis charge,
  • re-lease,
  • dis-charging,
  • winks at,
  • apologized for,
  • pre-texts,
  • takes rap for,
  • pleading ignorance,
  • making allowances for,
  • dispenses from,
  • over-looks,
  • over looks,
  • re lease,
  • apologizing for,
  • pre text,
  • over look,
  • dis-charges,
  • re leases,
  • took rap for,
  • re-leased,
  • pleads ignorance,
  • gave absolution,
  • pretexting,
  • granting amnesty,
  • makes allowances for,
  • re-leases,
  • grants amnesty,
  • pleaded ignorance,
  • dis charging,
  • granted amnesty,
  • pled ignorance,
  • dis-charge,
  • winking at,
  • made allowances for.
  •fence (verb)
  • sur-rounded,
  • muring,
  • re strict,
  • co oping,
  • co-oping,
  • re-strict,
  • Mured,
  • co-oped,
  • sur rounding,
  • co oped,
  • sur rounded,
  • sur-rounding.
  •go to bat for (verb)
  • went to the wall for,
  • stuck for,
  • go wall for,
  • went wall for,
  • stands by,
  • covers for,
  • goes to the wall for,
  • goes to wall for,
  • go to wall for,
  • goes wall for,
  • sticked for,
  • goes the wall for,
  • covering for,
  • going to wall for,
  • covered for,
  • going wall for,
  • sticks for,
  • went to wall for,
  • going the wall for,
  • go bat for,
  • going to the wall for,
  • stuck up for,
  • sticks up for,
  • went the wall for,
  • sticked up for,
  • go the wall for,
  • sticking for,
  • sticking up for.
  •guard (verb)
  • super-intending,
  • lookouted,
  • super intends,
  • baby sit,
  • keeps eye on,
  • kept eye on,
  • over-sees,
  • keeps an eye on,
  • super-intends,
  • kept in view,
  • over see,
  • keeping in view,
  • super-vise,
  • over-saw,
  • saw after,
  • super vise,
  • over-see,
  • super intend,
  • over seen,
  • super intending,
  • keeping under surveillance,
  • keep eye on,
  • super-intend,
  • lookouting,
  • sees after,
  • keeps in view,
  • super-intended,
  • kept under surveillance,
  • over seeing,
  • keep view,
  • super vising,
  • over saw,
  • super vised,
  • keeps view,
  • keeping eye on,
  • keeping view,
  • keeping an eye on,
  • super intended,
  • seeing after,
  • over sees,
  • super-vised,
  • kept view,
  • over-seen,
  • keeps under surveillance.
  •harbor (verb)
  • with held,
  • provided refuge,
  • with-hold,
  • provides refuge,
  • with holds,
  • providing refuge,
  • with holding,
  • with-holds,
  • with-held,
  • with hold.
  •justify (verb)
  • doeth justice to,
  • dost justice to,
  • speaks in favor,
  • spoke in favor,
  • art answerable for,
  • is answerable for,
  • speaking in favor,
  • spake favor,
  • speaks favor,
  • does justice to,
  • shows cause,
  • wert answerable for,
  • doest justice to,
  • was answerable for,
  • did justice to,
  • are answerable for,
  • am answerable for,
  • being answerable for,
  • didst justice to,
  • doth justice to,
  • spoke favor,
  • doing justice to,
  • making allowances,
  • speaking favor,
  • were answerable for,
  • made allowances,
  • showing cause,
  • spake in favor,
  • cop plea,
  • showed cause,
  • makes good,
  • wast answerable for,
  • speak favor,
  • makes allowances.
  •keep (verb)
  • pro-visions,
  • pro visioned,
  • pro visioning,
  • ministering to,
  • pro vision,
  • pro visions,
  • Victualled,
  • ministers to,
  • pro-visioned,
  • ministered to,
  • pro-vision,
  • pro-visioning.
  •mask (verb)
  • dis simulates,
  • dis-simulate,
  • dis simulating,
  • dis-simulating,
  • dis-simulates,
  • dis simulated,
  • dis-simulated,
  • dis simulate.
  •preserve (verb)
  • pre serve,
  • pre-serves,
  • pre-serving,
  • pro cessed,
  • pro-cessing,
  • pre-served,
  • pre-serve,
  • pro cessing,
  • pre served,
  • re-tains,
  • pre serving,
  • pro-cessed,
  • pre serves,
  • pro-cess,
  • re tain,
  • re tains,
  • re-tain,
  • pro cess,
  • pro-cesses.
  •proselytize (verb)
  • were born again,
  • caused to adopt,
  • was born again,
  • changed belief,
  • wast born again,
  • cause adopt,
  • changes belief,
  • is born again,
  • wert born again,
  • are born again,
  • altered conviction,
  • caused adopt,
  • causing to adopt,
  • am born again,
  • causes to adopt,
  • art born again,
  • causes adopt,
  • alters conviction,
  • causing adopt,
  • changing belief,
  • being born again,
  • altering conviction.
  •revenge (verb)
  • venged,
  • giving just desserts,
  • re-venging,
  • paying off,
  • re venging,
  • taking an eye for an eye,
  • are out for blood,
  • fixt one wagon,
  • re-venge,
  • re paid,
  • paid back spades,
  • settling up,
  • evening score,
  • fixt ones wagon,
  • takes eye for an eye,
  • evened the score,
  • gave comeuppance,
  • am out for blood,
  • payed back in spades,
  • gives comeuppance,
  • paying back spades,
  • fixed one's wagon,
  • re venge,
  • pays off,
  • turns tables on,
  • payed back,
  • re-pay,
  • fixed ones wagon,
  • turning the tables on,
  • fixt wagon,
  • re dress,
  • returned compliment,
  • re-quite,
  • payed off,
  • re pay,
  • turned tables on,
  • made reprisal,
  • re-venges,
  • re-venged,
  • re-paid,
  • settled up,
  • fixes one wagon,
  • makes reprisal,
  • fixed wagon,
  • take eye for an eye,
  • returns the compliment,
  • evened score,
  • gave just desserts,
  • took eye for eye,
  • evens the score,
  • take eye for eye,
  • wast out for blood,
  • fixes ones wagon,
  • re paying,
  • takes an eye for an eye,
  • took an eye for eye,
  • fixes wagon,
  • turned the tables on,
  • evening the score,
  • evens score,
  • returning the compliment,
  • taking eye for an eye,
  • re venged,
  • settles up,
  • returns compliment,
  • return compliment,
  • re-dresses,
  • returning compliment,
  • re-paying,
  • fix one wagon,
  • turns the tables on,
  • even score,
  • gives just desserts,
  • re dressing,
  • fix wagon,
  • settles with,
  • were out for blood,
  • fix ones wagon,
  • paid back in spades,
  • takes eye for eye,
  • pay back spades,
  • giving comeuppance,
  • taking an eye for eye,
  • turn tables on,
  • fixt one's wagon,
  • pays back in spades,
  • take an eye for eye,
  • fixing ones wagon,
  • took an eye for an eye,
  • takes an eye for eye,
  • pays back spades,
  • turning tables on,
  • re venges,
  • being out for blood,
  • taking eye for eye,
  • fixing wagon,
  • was out for blood,
  • re dresses,
  • paying back in spades,
  • re-dressing,
  • payed back spades,
  • took eye for an eye,
  • re-dress,
  • re quite,
  • venges,
  • wert out for blood,
  • settling with,
  • hitting back,
  • re pays,
  • is out for blood,
  • settled with,
  • fixing one's wagon,
  • fixes one's wagon,
  • hits back,
  • art out for blood,
  • fixing one wagon,
  • re-pays,
  • making reprisal,
  • re-dressed,
  • fixed one wagon,
  • returned the compliment.
  •safeguard (verb)
  • in-sure,
  • in sure.
  •save (verb)
  • un-chain,
  • gets out of hock,
  • re-covers,
  • gets off the hook,
  • un-chained,
  • re deem,
  • get out hock,
  • de livering,
  • un-shackles,
  • re-covered,
  • get off hook,
  • getting out hock,
  • un chains,
  • save one neck,
  • comes rescue,
  • gat out of hock,
  • got off the hook,
  • got out hock,
  • getting the hook,
  • gets out hock,
  • coming to rescue,
  • re covering,
  • gat the hook,
  • coming rescue,
  • de livered,
  • gotten the hook,
  • got the hook,
  • came to rescue,
  • gotten hook,
  • re cover,
  • comes to rescue,
  • pulling out fire,
  • de-livered,
  • gives break,
  • un-shackling,
  • de-liver,
  • came rescue,
  • re-covering,
  • un-shackle,
  • saved neck,
  • saved one neck,
  • saved ones neck,
  • de liver,
  • pulls out of fire,
  • gotten off the hook,
  • un-chains,
  • saving neck,
  • gave a break,
  • got out of hock,
  • pulled out fire,
  • un chaining,
  • re-deems,
  • gat hook,
  • save ones neck,
  • de-livering,
  • re deemed,
  • saving one neck,
  • getting out of hock,
  • un-chaining,
  • un shackles,
  • gave break,
  • giving a break,
  • get hook,
  • getting off hook,
  • un shackle,
  • saving one's neck,
  • re deeming,
  • saves neck,
  • get the hook,
  • un chained,
  • gat off the hook,
  • de-livers,
  • un shackling,
  • giving break,
  • getting off the hook,
  • pulling out of fire,
  • got off hook,
  • saves one's neck,
  • taking care of,
  • come rescue,
  • saves ones neck,
  • gets the hook,
  • de livers,
  • gotten out of hock,
  • gets hook,
  • unshackles,
  • got hook,
  • pulled out of fire,
  • pulls out fire,
  • re-deem,
  • gat off hook,
  • saving ones neck,
  • un shackled,
  • gets off hook,
  • gotten out hock,
  • gotten off hook,
  • saves one neck,
  • saved one's neck,
  • pull out fire,
  • gat out hock,
  • getting hook,
  • re-deeming,
  • gives a break,
  • give break,
  • un chain,
  • re covered.
  •screen (verb)
  • walling off,
  • dis guises,
  • dis-guised,
  • walls off,
  • dis-guises,
  • walled off,
  • dis-guising,
  • dis guising,
  • umbraging,
  • dis guised,
  • dis guise,
  • dis-guise,
  • umbraged.
  •shield (verb)
  • taking under one's wing,
  • gives shelter,
  • took under one wing,
  • taking under one wing,
  • takes under ones wing,
  • gives cover,
  • take under one wing,
  • taking under ones wing,
  • giving cover,
  • takes under one's wing,
  • gave shelter,
  • gave cover,
  • took under one's wing,
  • giving shelter,
  • take under ones wing,
  • took under ones wing,
  • takes under one wing.
  •sustain (verb)
  • providing for,
  • lent hand,
  • kept from falling,
  • keeping from falling,
  • pro-long,
  • keeps going,
  • pro-longing,
  • be-friended,
  • shores up,
  • lends a hand,
  • be-friending,
  • kept alive,
  • pro tract,
  • pro longing,
  • pro longs,
  • keeping going,
  • keeping alive,
  • lend hand,
  • lent a hand,
  • pro-tract,
  • keeps alive,
  • be friended,
  • pro-tracts,
  • trans ported,
  • be-friends,
  • lending a hand,
  • keeps from falling,
  • lending hand,
  • lends hand,
  • be-friend,
  • pro long,
  • be friend,
  • pro-longed,
  • be friending,
  • pro tracts,
  • provides for,
  • pro-longs.
  •tend (verb)
  • watching out for,
  • kept tabs on,
  • watches out for,
  • sees to,
  • keeps tabs on,
  • seeing to,
  • saw to,
  • watched out for,
  • keeping tabs on.
  •uphold (verb)
  • up-rearing,
  • up held,
  • up lifts,
  • hold ones end,
  • up lift,
  • holding one end,
  • up rearing,
  • stuck by,
  • upborne,
  • holds up one end,
  • held up end,
  • up-raising,
  • up lifted,
  • holding up ones end,
  • sticking by,
  • hold one's end,
  • holding up one end,
  • up borne,
  • holds up ones end,
  • up holds,
  • holding one's end,
  • held to,
  • holds up one's end,
  • up-reared,
  • up-bore,
  • up lifting,
  • up-lifting,
  • holds ones end,
  • up-holds,
  • up bear,
  • holding end,
  • up bears,
  • up-holding,
  • up rears,
  • up raise,
  • held up one end,
  • up-borne,
  • up holding,
  • holds one end,
  • up-bear,
  • up hold,
  • held end,
  • up-rears,
  • hold up end,
  • up rear,
  • holds to,
  • hold one end,
  • sticked by,
  • hold up ones end,
  • held up ones end,
  • up-lifts,
  • up raising,
  • hold up one end,
  • hold end,
  • upbears,
  • up-raise,
  • up bore,
  • holding up end,
  • held ones end,
  • sticks by,
  • up-hold,
  • up-lifted,
  • up-raised,
  • up-lift,
  • up-bearing,
  • holds one's end,
  • holds up end,
  • up-raises,
  • up-held,
  • held one's end,
  • up-bears,
  • holds end,
  • holding ones end,
  • holding up one's end,
  • up bearing,
  • upbearing,
  • up-rear,
  • held up one's end,
  • held one end,
  • up raised,
  • upbore.
  •vindicate (verb)
  • re-habilitated,
  • frees from blame,
  • re habilitate,
  • disculpates,
  • freeing from blame,
  • re habilitated,
  • Disculpated,
  • freed from blame,
  • re-habilitate,
  • Disculpating,
  • re habilitates,
  • re-habilitating.
  •warrant (verb)
  • de legate,
  • giving grounds for,
  • pro mise,
  • pro-mise,
  • under taking,
  • gives grounds for,
  • gave grounds for,
  • pro-mises,
  • de legates,
  • under-taking,
  • de-legates,
  • under taken,
  • de-legate,
  • under take,
  • under took,
  • under-taken,
  • under-takes,
  • pro mises,
  • under takes.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • extricate,
  • entrench,
  • sandbag,
  • cover up for,
  • mollycoddle,
  • screen out,
  • tighten.
  •
  • sheathe,
  • insulate,
  • Wet nurse,
  • retrieve,
  • dig in.
  •
  • hold out,
  • escort,
  • mine.
  •
  • cushion,
  • cocoon.
  •
  • watch,
  • guarantee.
  •
  • proof,
  • mind,
  • spare.
  •
  • baby.
  •answer
  • echoes,
  • talk back,
  • returning,
  • counterclaims,
  • Responding,
  • answered back,
  • counterclaiming,
  • remark,
  • answer back,
  • field the question,
  • talking back,
  • counter-claim,
  • be in touch,
  • back at you,
  • counterclaimed,
  • Parried,
  • Re-mark,
  • give a snappy comeback,
  • shoot back,
  • counterclaim,
  • get back to.
  •care for
  • keep safe,
  • tend.
  •contend
  • lock horns with,
  • fly in face of,
  • ripping,
  • light into,
  • have at,
  • jumped on,
  • sock it to one,
  • lace into,
  • had at,
  • stick it to,
  • went at,
  • put up argument,
  • mix it up,
  • let have it,
  • set to,
  • stick to,
  • go at,
  • sticks to,
  • stuck to,
  • jump on,
  • have bone to pick.
  •cover
  • watch over,
  • fend,
  • Bulwarking,
  • watching over,
  • Bulwarked,
  • Housed,
  • watched over.
  •fend off
  • keep off,
  • fight off.
  •harbor
  • Domiciling,
  • Bunking,
  • provide refuge,
  • Domiciled,
  • Bunked.
  •keep off
  • fend off.
  •preserve
  • mothballing,
  • mothballed,
  • Bottled,
  • Bottling,
  • mothball,
  • mothballs.
  •protect
  • take under wing,
  • stand guard,
  • give sanctuary,
  • cover all bases,
  • shield,
  • Sentinelling,
  • Sentinelled,
  • give refuge,
  • safeguard.
  •rescue
  • save.
  •revenge
  • pay back,
  • settle with,
  • even the score,
  • paid back,
  • give just desserts,
  • settle up,
  • paid off,
  • return the compliment,
  • paying back,
  • venging,
  • hit back,
  • fix one's wagon,
  • Venge,
  • be out for blood,
  • make reprisal,
  • pay back in spades,
  • turn the tables on,
  • take an eye for an eye,
  • give comeuppance.
  •screen
  • shrouding,
  • shuttered,
  • shutter,
  • shuttering,
  • wall off,
  • blinding,
  • Shrouded,
  • blinded.
  •tend
  • catering to,
  • keep tabs on,
  • cater to,
  • watch out for,
  • catered to,
  • caters to,
  • see to.
  •vindicate
  • free from blame,
  • Disculpate.

Paraphrases for Defend:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    defending.
  • Proper noun, singular
    defending, defends.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    ombudsmen, munitions, defense.
  • Verb, past tense
    Promoted.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    Undertook, are, AM, uphold, stand, represent, argue, support, advance, promote, cherish.
  • Verb, base form
    fend, vindicate, uphold, justify, stand, plead, represent, argue, fight, pursue, enforce, sustain, support, conserve, contend, hinder, advance, ensure, substantiate, resist, impede, promote, shield, respond, retain, save.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    defence.
  • Proper noun, singular
    defences, defender, defence.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    maintain, assert, defence.
  • Verb, base form
    maintain, assert, defence.

Antonyms for Defend:

• v.

  • competition
    attack.
  • protect
    let go, harm, waste, forsake, lose, assist, give up, discourage, relinquish, deny, help, surrender, abandon, release, ignore, support, aid, forget, reveal, renounce, neglect, squander, make peace, hurt, uncover, resign, endanger, injure, desert, quit, leave.
  • show support for
    sentence, condemn, reject, protest, blame, oppose, disapprove, punish, accuse.
  • social
    prosecute.
  • Other antonyms:
    take back, rebut, refute, cave, disprove, reverse, bombard, controvert, switch, capitulate, submit, yield.

Homophones for Defend:

• data point, deepened, defiant, definite, divinity, deep-mined, deboned, depend, dative bond, Divine Unity, deafened, deviant, deaf-mute, deponent, duty-bound, dew point, Dubonnet, defined, dip into.

Hypernym for Defend:

• v.

  • communication
    take sides with, rationalise, rationalize, apologize, take someone's side, stand up, stick up, vindicate, apologise, uphold, excuse.
  • competition
    ward off, check, turn back, protect, bulwark, hold back, contain, stop, arrest.

Hyponym for Defend:

• v.

  • communication
    argue, affirm, reason.
  • competition
    prevent, keep, protect.