Synonyms for Defends:

• v.

  •apologizes (verb)
  • apologizes,
  • confesses,
  • atones,
  • repents,
  • regrets,
  • pleads.
  •contends (verb)
  • hassles,
  • clashes,
  • wrangles,
  • confronts,
  • wrestles,
  • disputes,
  • contrasts,
  • contends,
  • protests,
  • antagonizes,
  • quarrels,
  • vies,
  • stands,
  • bickers,
  • conflicts,
  • encounters,
  • brawls,
  • struggles,
  • dissents,
  • Faces,
  • withstands.
  •defends (verb)
  • saves,
  • polices,
  • wards,
  • shields,
  • safeguards,
  • resists,
  • sustains,
  • shelters,
  • barricades,
  • counters,
  • opposes,
  • fends,
  • protects,
  • covers,
  • Guards,
  • supports,
  • counterattacks,
  • backfires,
  • screens,
  • Buffers,
  • argues,
  • secures,
  • averts,
  • bars,
  • upholds.
  •disproves (verb)
  • Parries,
  • disproves,
  • contravenes,
  • subverts,
  • negates,
  • overturns,
  • confutes,
  • belies,
  • contradicts.
  •protects (verb)
  • conserves,
  • preserves,
  • maintains.
  •responds (verb)
  • explains,
  • refutes,
  • Denies,
  • rebuts,
  • returns,
  • answers,
  • acknowledges,
  • responds,
  • expounds,
  • retorts,
  • Replies,
  • justifies,
  • echos,
  • reacts,
  • objects.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • acquired immune deficiency syndrome,
  • acts of the apostles,
  • champion,
  • conserve,
  • declination,
  • fend for,
  • fight,
  • fight back,
  • fight down,
  • guard,
  • hold,
  • maintain,
  • militia,
  • oppose,
  • parallel bars,
  • preserve,
  • represent,
  • support.

Paraphrases for Defends:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    defend, defending.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    champions, fights.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    defences, contends, safeguards, safeguarded, demands, protects, recommends, Advocated, advocates, conserves, endorses, stands, preserves, uphold, upholds, encourages, sustains, maintains, hinders, resists, insulates, represents, impedes, enshrines, retains, argues, secures, emphasises, saves, considers, stops, adheres, prevents, supports, proposes, promotes, affirms, espouses, shields, obstructs, complains, inhibits, envisages, subscribes, underpins, suggests, expresses, embraces, favours, Comes, holds, preaches, alleges, shades, extols, urges, involves, submits, claims, forbids, hampers, operates, serves, prescribes, offers, prohibits, seeks, raises, respects, keeps, says, welcomes, believes, takes, wishes, Has, Does, calls, Backs, wants, makes, champions.

• Other Related

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    asserts.

Defends Sentence Examples:

• R. Kuhner defends the passage as genuine.

• He strongly defends himself from having ever done anything of this sort; on the contrary, more than once appeals were made to him to give judgment in literary matters: Is my style like Greenes, or my jeasts like Tarletons?

Homophones for Defends:

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