defended

The word “defended” has 3 syllables: de-fend-ed

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfɛndɪd/

What is synonym and antonym for defended?

In the thesaurus, “defended” has 76 synonyms and 45 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for defended along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for defended

advocated
affirmed
argued
asserted
averred
averted
avouched
avowed
battled
buffered
bulletproof
bulwarked
championed
claimed
confirmed
conserved
contended
covered
debated
defendable
defensible
discussed
emphasized
espoused
fenced
fended
forfended
fought
guarded
impregnable
indomitable
insisted
invincible
inviolable
invulnerable
justified
kept
maintained
opposed
palisaded
picketed
plead
pleaded
pled
preserved
prevented
proclaimed
professed
protected
protested
resisted
safeguarded
saved
screened
secure
secured
shielded
stated
stood up for
stressed
stuck up for
supported
tenable
unassailable
unbeatable
unconquerable
underlined
underscored
untouchable
upheld
vindicated
walled
warded
warranted
warred
withstood

Antonyms for defended

abandoned
abjured
assailable
assailed
assaulted
attacked
beset
besieged
bombarded
capitulated
caved
controverted
defenseless
disproved
exposed
forsook
helpless
imperiled
imperilled
indefensible
insecure
liable
open
overran
powerless
rebutted
recanted
refuted
retracted
reversed
stormed
submitted
susceptible
switched
took back
undefended
unguarded
unprotected
unsecured
untenable
vincible
vulnerable
weak
withdrew
yielded

Meanings of defended

verb
1. To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
2. To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
3. To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
4. To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
5. To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
6. To call a raise from the big blind.
7. To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
8. To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
9. To prohibit, forbid.

Example Sentences

She bravely defended her opinion despite criticism.
The soldiers defended the fortress until reinforcements arrived.
He defended his friend from unfair accusations.
The lawyer skillfully defended her client in court.
They defended their title by winning the final match.

On this page you'll find 121 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to defended, such as: abandoned, abjured, advocated, affirmed, argued, assailable, assailed.

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