defending

The word “defending” has 3 syllables: de-fend-ing

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfɛndɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for defending?

In the thesaurus, “defending” has 60 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for defending

advocating
affirming
arguing
asserting
averring
averting
avouching
avowing
battling
buffering
bulwarking
championing
claiming
confirming
conserving
contending
covering
debating
discussing
emphasizing
espousing
fencing
fending
fighting
forfending
guarding
insisting
justifying
keeping
maintaining
opposing
palisading
picketing
pleading
preserving
preventing
proclaiming
professing
protecting
protesting
resisting
safeguarding
saving
screening
securing
shielding
standing up for
stating
sticking up for
stressing
supporting
underlining
underscoring
upholding
vindicating
walling
warding
warranting
warring
withstanding

Antonyms for defending

abandoning
abjuring
assailing
assaulting
attacking
besetting
besieging
bombarding
capitulating
caving
controverting
disproving
forsaking
overrunning
rebutting
recanting
refuting
retracting
reversing
storming
submitting
switching
taking back
withdrawing
yielding

Meanings of defending

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

They spent hours defending their plan from criticism.
The army focused on defending the city’s main gate.
She was passionate about defending animal rights.
The lawyer did an excellent job defending his client.
The team is defending its championship title this season.

On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to defending, such as: abandoning, abjuring, advocating, affirming, arguing, assailing, assaulting.

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