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What is another word for
defence
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Noun
A means or method of defending (against attack)
Physical fortifications or barriers against attack
Military measures or resources for protecting a country
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea
The state of being insulated
Positive recommendation
Building up
The plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim
The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
A person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection
Protective activity
An attack made in relation or response to an attack by one's opponents
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation
Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
A person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation
An outer casing or covering
A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another
Adjective
Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces
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▲
Noun
▲
A means or method of defending (against attack)
armour
UK
armor
US
defence
UK
ammunition
cover
guard
protection
resistance
safeguard
fortification
immunity
safeguarding
security
shield
stronghold
weapon
aegis
buckler
deterrence
deterrent
guarding
screen
shielding
ward
egis
munitions
refuge
shelter
warfare
weaponry
arms
citadel
fastness
fence
shock absorber
wall
buffer
bulwark
safety
support
preservation
protector
sanctuary
defender
conservation
safekeeping
precaution
barrier
supporter
cushion
self-defense
armament
preventive
mainstay
prop
safeness
salvation
asylum
upkeep
bastion
care
insurance
preventive measure
self-preservation
safe keeping
upholding
haven
precautions
bumper
provision
self-protection
maintenance
caution
invulnerability
palladium
fail-safe
safety measure
buttress
hindrance
block
shade
pad
obstruction
impediment
curb
restraint
check
precautionary measure
safety measures
preventative
remedy
surety
saving
protecting
retreat
protective measure
indemnity
mail
backstop
prophylactic
impregnability
harbour
UK
harbor
US
harborage
guardianship
assurance
hiding place
continuation
continuance
rampart
welfare
apron
mask
absorber
safeguards
a roof
guarantee
fielder
wicket-keeper
strength
warranty
prevention
protective
cocoon
cushioning
hedge
fender
well-being
inviolability
reassurance
stability
buildup
disarmament
ordnance
preparation
hardware
deployment
rearmament
mobilization
US
arming
obstacle
neutralizer
public safety
guards
surveillance
measures
hiding
concealment
housing
disincentive
anticipatory measure
keeping
unassailability
material
gun
heat
something to fall back on
assertion
convoy
escort
preserving
conserving
keep
sustentation
freedom
safe harbor
perpetuation
safety net
safety device
catcher
prudence
forethought
anticipation
reinforcement
plate
breastplate
panoply
preserval
evaporation
care and feeding
storage
tanning
refrigeration
foresight
wariness
providence
circumspection
insistence on
freedom from danger
discreetness
canniness
regard
discretion
mobilisation
UK
preventative measure
belt and braces
armor plate
suit of armor
protective clothing
bulletproof vest
chain mail
flak jacket
coat of mail
suit of armour
body armor
body armour
hideout
hideaway
oasis
den
sanctum
foxhole
zoar
port
covert
querencia
resort
hole
church
convent
safe haven
bolt-hole
safe house
ivory tower
port in a storm
hole-up
more ❯
“The best
defense
against libel, however, is good reporting.”
Noun
▲
Physical fortifications or barriers against attack
defence
UK
barricade
buttress
fortification
bastion
bulwark
fastness
fort
fortress
garrison
rampart
shield
wall
bastille
keep
outpost
stockade
palisade
parapet
barrier
breastwork
embankment
fence
earthwork
outwork
stronghold
protection
bartizan
battlement
circumvallation
barbican
vallum
redoubt
support
citadel
partition
block
escarpment
castellation
enclosure
paling
balustrade
obstruction
embattlement
guard
hedge
security
bar
castle
railing
defensive wall
vallation
bank
hurdle
hold
dike
roadblock
stop
buffet
buffer
berm
battlements
safeguard
protective wall
mound
hill
ridge
elevation
mainstay
rock
prop
projection
refuge
blockhouse
defences
UK
upholder
tower of strength
crenellation
dam
ravelin
fieldwork
fortalice
precipice
cliff
scarp
scar
barranca
barranco
crag
bluff
building up
preparation
presidio
defenses
US
entrenchment
hedgerow
rail
blockade
dyke
windbreak
groyne
UK
railings
slope
tower
weir
chains
backstop
trellis
barbed wire
pickets
screen
posts
cyclone
net
boundary
boards
groin
US
stakes
obstacle
sluice
gate
cordon
blocking object
blank wall
barrage
rock face
height
overhang
fencing
peak
promontory
headland
ditch
face
steep
eminence
krantz
linn
mountain
bailey
hillside
cuesta
pale
incline
limit
chainlink fencing
trench
moat
tor
pinnacle
rocky height
steep rock
ledge
aiguille
channel
watercourse
conduit
drain
gutter
banister
US
rails
panel
guardrail
bannister
UK
divider
siding
pole
post
rest
separator
sheer drop
facade
curb
surface
restriction
panelling
UK
levee
side
paneling
US
limitation
room divider
retainer
brink
steep cliff
cliff face
boundary line
escarp
abyss
cliffdrop
façade
more ❯
“The northern wall was a shield wall to enhance the castle's
defense
from arrows in the event an army approached from the upper mountain overlooking the castle.”
Noun
▲
Military measures or resources for protecting a country
army
military
armaments
arms
defence
UK
weapons
navy
air force
military resources
military measures
armed forces
forces
armed services
security forces
services
militia
infantry
troops
soldiery
cavalry
soldiers
platoon
corps
brigade
regiment
battery
artillery
defence force
armed force
territorial army
patrol unit
thin red line
defense force
land forces
land force
fighting force
military force
“Arms procurement was motivated primarily by the government's constitutional obligation to maintain the integrity of the country's
defense
force.”
Noun
▲
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
defence
UK
excuse
justification
extenuation
rationalisation
UK
rationalization
US
reason
vindication
advocacy
apology
argument
endorsement
explication
support
whitewash
alibi
copout
exculpation
exoneration
explanation
palliation
plea
answer
apologia
approval
case
excusing
explaining
mitigation
promotion
response
apologetics
apologising
UK
apologizing
US
cleanup
declaration
jive
retort
return
story
testimony
song and dance
fish story
pretext
grounds
rationale
basis
cause
assertion
account
reasoning
claim
statement
cop-out
contention
why and wherefore
motive
warrant
accounting
rebuttal
cover
thesis
counterstatement
mitigating circumstances
counterclaim
replication
ratification
evidence
reply
affirmation
expedient
premise
foundation
motivation
assurance
refutation
allegation
line
cover story
proof
occasion
rebutter
surrejoinder
confutation
logic
surrebutter
acquittal
counterattack
authority
polemic
appeal
validation
revenge
exposition
proclamation
postulation
counteraccusation
counterargument
countercharge
wherefore
absolution
profession
expostulation
rejoinder
pretence
UK
reasons
avowal
evasion
front
pleading
coverup
routine
disguise
subterfuge
fabrication
pretense
US
line of reasoning
cover-up
get-out
ostensible reason
confirmation
counter
substantiation
call
provocation
comeback
apologism
apologetic
compurgation
meaning
argumentation
licence
sense
issue
questioning
action
suit
right
out
sanction
authorization
US
confession
demonstration
dialectic
base
footing
dossier
data
authorisation
UK
fish tale
the why and wherefore
brief
presumption
supporting evidence
stall
defending evidence
extenuating circumstances
go-ahead
discharge
clearing
pardon
dismissal
summary of the facts
petition
presentation
airtight case
whitewashing
palliative
expounding
just cause
whatfor
amnesty
exculpating
disproof
negation
invalidation
raison d'être
counter-statement
disconfirmation
countering
contradiction
disproving
clearance
whole idea
disproval
denial
insistence
goal
purpose
pronouncement
intention
aim
asseveration
protestation
attestation
incentive
impetus
objective
ground
point
inducement
submission
maintenance
end
target
design
announcement
averment
opinion
avouchment
counter-argument
object
antecedent
causation
causality
subject
why
predication
swearing
stressing
positive statement
stamp of approval
asservation
okay
report
say so
mouthful
two cents' worth
instigation
source
genesis
origin
driver
underpinning
inspiration
causal agent
driving force
whys and wherefores
principal element
chief ingredient
hypothesis
supposition
proposition
theory
assumption
thought
postulate
surmise
presupposition
belief
deduction
idea
thinking
speculation
conjecture
principle
syllogism
factor
concept
philosophy
ratiocination
datum
reckoning
rationality
premiss
posit
remonstrance
process of reasoning
chain of reasoning
analysis
theorem
interpretation
given
hypothetical
if
intellection
cerebration
cogitation
view
whyfor
guess
notion
proposal
calculation
dialectics
wisdom
mentation
hunch
suspicion
apriorism
rationalising
UK
rationalizing
US
syllogization
logical basis
thought process
position
line of thought
supposal
stab
train of thought
logical thought
backup
groundwork
connection
bedrock
model
system
elaboration
structure
prologism
feeling
sake
good sense
school of thought
deductive reasoning
thoughts
judgement
UK
theme
topic
understanding
presentiment
outlook
impression
judgment
US
deposition
auditing
sour grapes
guesswork
provision
text
matter
the big idea
the whole idea
contestation
sentiment
accountancy
calculating
bookkeeping
computing
book-keeping
superstructure
representation
complaint
protest
line of argument
preconception
prediction
accepting
acceptance
expectation
shot
assuming
fancy
inference
prejudgement
preconceived notion
theorization
preconceived idea
shot in the dark
sneaking suspicion
balancing the books
more ❯
“So what's your
defense
for this collective act of taxpayer waste and stupidity?”
Noun
▲
Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea
espousal
adoption
backing
support
embracing
promotion
championship
defence
UK
acceptance
advocacy
aid
assistance
favoring
US
favouring
UK
help
taking up
welcome
abetting
championing
encouragement
endorsement
enthusiastic reception
furtherance
preferring
siding with
sponsorship
taking to
wholehearted reception
approval
maintenance
sanctioning
vouching for
aiding and abetting
recommendation
argument for
support for
pushing for
arguing for
pressing for
calling for
advocation
upholding
proposal
urging
espousing
approving
justification
propagation
advancement
boosterism
recommending
promulgation
endorsing
supporting
promoting
campaigning for
pleading for
spokesmanship
activism
advising in favour
patronage
sanction
favour
UK
furthering
boosting
boost
cultivation
forwarding
stimulation
favor
US
fostering
commendation
advance
advancing
sponsoring
campaigning
strengthening
nurture
fuelling
UK
reinforcement
fueling
US
blessing
seconding
cooperation
lift
hand
assist
abetment
advising in favor
accompaniment
backup
auspices
secondment
adherence
moral support
helping
facilitating
aiding
assisting
helping hand
leg up
betterment
nurturing
pushing
acceleration
succouring
UK
improvement
hastening
expediting
elevation
pursuit
enhancement
development
augmentation
succoring
US
prosecution
speeding up
carrying-out
warrant
agreement
confirmation
authorization
US
ratification
affirmation
validation
fiat
signature
subscription
licence
authentication
superscription
O.K.
countersignature
qualification
nod
OK
approbation
comment
hubba-hubba
okay
go-ahead
certification
authorisation
UK
testimonial
commercial
permission
stroke
rubber stamp
thumbs up
seal of approval
subscription to
green light
the nod
pat on back
more ❯
Noun
▲
The state of being insulated
insulation
isolation
segregation
sequestration
protection
defence
UK
screen
separation
shelter
aloneness
cushion
privacy
safeguarding
secludedness
seclusion
separateness
shield
shielding
solitariness
solitude
closeting
detachment
exclusion
quarantine
safe keeping
setting apart
withdrawal
retirement
loneliness
privateness
reclusiveness
reclusion
remoteness
retreat
concealment
desolation
peace and quiet
lonesomeness
hiding
confinement
peace
loneness
seclusiveness
aloofness
self-sufficiency
partitioning
silence
singleness
disconnection
purdah
keeping apart
insularity
peacefulness
quietness
beleaguerment
secrecy
quiet
freedom from interference
lack of interruption
lack of disturbance
inaccessibility
friendlessness
exile
waste
wilderness
wasteland
desert
emptiness
monkhood
apartheid
confidentiality
clandestineness
blockade
penetralia
space
discretion
division
partition
discrimination
dissociation
ghettoization
disunion
sorting out
exlusion
ivory tower
an ivory tower
time alone
one's space
splitting up
distinctiveness
individuality
uniqueness
character
distinction
originality
particularity
peculiarity
singularity
selfhood
individualism
difference
identity
oneness
discreteness
oddity
dissimilarity
humor
US
idiosyncrasy
temper
ipseity
air
singularness
humour
UK
eccentricity
disposition
temperament
makeup
disconnectedness
manner
independence
selfdom
habit
seity
unlikeness
selfness
rarity
unity
nature
complexion
way
sanctuary
obscurity
Quran retreat
prayer retreat
meditation retreat
bible retreat
cordon sanitaire
detention
solitary confinement
lazaretto
spiritual retreat
lack of company
respite
liberty
latitude
freedom
breather
relief
repose
forlornness
unpopularity
abandonment
forsakenness
rejection
dreariness
time out
breathing space
breathing room
desertedness
sadness
unhappiness
despondency
heartache
alienation
lack of friends
lack of companions
more ❯
Noun
▲
Positive recommendation
good word
character
defence
UK
recommendation
reference
testimonial
advantage
welfare
profit
benefit
favour
UK
favor
US
good
help
service
side
part
cause
behalf
assistance
representation
stead
concern
place
sake
furtherance
encouragement
aid
support
account
countenance
Noun
▲
Building up
strengthening
bolstering
building up
buttressing
defence
UK
fortification
reinforcement
shoring up
support
underpinning
beefing up
stiffening
bracing
supplementing
augmenting
protecting
securing
consolidation
supporting
propping up
boosting
toughening
protection
reinforcing
embattlement
holding up
bastion
stronghold
bulwark
castle
redoubt
fortress
fort
stockade
parapet
rampart
blockhouse
citadel
barricade
earthwork
battlement
fastness
keep
defences
UK
outwork
hold
palisade
ravelin
buttress
defensive wall
fieldwork
fortalice
preparation
barrier
presidio
block
buffer
breastwork
defenses
US
entrenchment
garrison
wall
outpost
Noun
▲
The plans and methods used to achieve a particular short-term aim
tactics
campaigning
generalship
manoeuvres
UK
strategy
approach
campaign
channels
course
defence
UK
device
devices
diplomacy
disposition
fashion
form
how
line
maneuver
US
manoeuvring
UK
maneuvering
US
maneuvers
US
manner
manoeuvre
UK
means
method
methodology
move
plan
planning
ploy
policy
procedure
recipe
scheme
stratagem
style
system
tack
technique
trick
way
red tape
plan of attack
methods
plans
schemes
practice
systems
stratagems
design
ways
game
courses of action
programmes
UK
programs
US
approaches
ploys
artifice
contrivances
machinations
measures
ruses
tacks
routine
tricks
programme
UK
program
US
shift
manners
processes
process
courses
expedients
steps
plots
recipes
moves
modus operandi
course of action
subterfuge
blueprint
formula
arrangement
mode
lines
game plans
master plans
dodges
mechanism
styles
modes
modi operandi
tactic
gambits
arrangements
proposition
blueprints
game plan
wiles
paths
gimmicks
shenanigans
projects
ground plans
actions
routes
formulae
master plan
stunts
project
action
ideas
setup
angles
media
roads
setups
plot
plan of action
agency
line of action
ground plan
contrivance
angle
proceedings
avenues
instruments
direction
custom
enterprises
ruse
intrigue
rackets
machination
wile
theory
protocol
rules
regimen
route
ventures
initiatives
operations
proceeding
modus
suggestion
play
line of attack
road map
feints
patterns
manoeuvrings
UK
jigs
maneuverings
US
proposals
road maps
scams
purpose
measure
operation
pattern
craft
scam
conspiracy
nuts and bolts
wheezes
racket
venture
MO
enterprise
conduct
intention
layout
organisation
UK
organization
US
vein
practises
UK
instrumentation
thought
customs
act
apparatuses
instrumentalities
aid
agents
modi
secret plan
tenors
hows
fetches
vehicles
layouts
finesse
conspiracies
wangles
submission
animus
projection
idea
proposal
regularity
variation
expedient
scenario
art
gimmick
scenarios
deals
cabals
agendas
undertakings
how-tos
regimens
treatment
procedures
practices
US
dodge
science
path
schedule
guidelines
usage
drill
road
gambit
shenanigan
behaviour
UK
cabal
agenda
activity
mores
transaction
tenor
brainchild
knowledge
proposed action
behavior
US
grand design
attitude
set of tactics
ways and means
knacks
recourse
sleights
paraphernalia
the book
stepping-stones
manipulation
order
resorts
machinery
ministries
stopgaps
possibilities
covin
flimflams
substitutes
touch
equipment
shuffles
demarches
juggles
deeds
alternatives
fakes
refuge
intermediaries
options
curveballs
tools
power
organs
expediency
motion
resources
factors
outlines
sets
schedules
stories
attacks
frames of reference
frameworks
brainchildren
struggles
stages
rubrics
schemata
wrinkles
outline
option
alternative
prescription
development
appliances
contraptions
techniques
set
organizing system
jokes
pranks
formation
story
ways in
springboards
stepping stones
technics
capacity
draft
US
draught
UK
fixes
booby traps
subversion
praxes
exercises
drills
choice
attack
stabs
viewpoints
models
concepts
perspective
points of view
slants
whacks
instructions
directions
ingredients
receipt
framework
code
shams
cons
set-ups
positions
stances
principles
tactical plan
working plan
strategic plan
tone
struggle
medium
source of
compound
way of achieving
means of achieving
way of ensuring
means of ensuring
sleight
flimflam
juggle
knack
jig
guise
demeanor
US
intentions
position
stance
traps
evasion
cunningness
improvisation
craftiness
chicanery
loopholes
schema
method of working
rubric
set of procedures
set of principles
fixed order
promotion
jests
fun
impostures
sport
counterfeits
concern
fixtures
shticks
deceits
secret
schlenter
fetch
tendency
phraseology
locution
demeanour
UK
logical order
logical process
frame of reference
systematic process
orderly process
set of guidelines
set of channels
notions
guideline
wrinkle
how-to
hustle
put-up job
frame-up
likely cause of
management
guiding principle
dogma
administration
shiftings
movement
progress
attempts
efforts
routines
disciplines
etiquette
artistries
skills
wisdoms
control panels
instrument panels
dashboards
consoles
stunt
ritual
sham
con
fastie
use
convention
wheeze
methods and means
methods and resources
ceremony
rule
discipline
lurks
invention
solutions
makeshifts
habit
formality
wont
crafty designs
set-up
cunning plan
tradition
wisdom
skill
artistry
body of knowledge
observance
decorum
decency
solemnity
ceremonial
rite
social practice
propriety
proprieties
step
exercise
praxis
canon
convenance
law
regulation
precept
ropes
agendum
series of steps
performance
right practice
set formula
by the numbers
by the book
kawa
tikanga
done thing
standard operating procedure
the numbers
SOP
capers
deal
initiative
undertaking
treatments
big pictures
dispositions
big picture
workings
avenue
groove
institution
deed
principle
regulations
effort
implementation
task
ordinance
service
habitude
exploit
work
rote
liturgy
channel
vehicle
practise
affair
grind
regime
endeavor
US
engagement
pursuit
mechanics
lockstep
formalities
assignment
control
celebration
second nature
structure
office
norm
sequence
specification
instrument
coordination
endeavour
UK
matter of course
rules of conduct
instruction
code of behavior
US
characteristic
code of behaviour
UK
execution
punctilio
mission
job
sacrament
consuetude
rut
beaten path
conventions
daily grind
mystery
worship
heritage
courtesies
adventure
politesse
civilities
conventionalities
Sacrament
ministry
series
agent
organ
instrumentality
accepted behaviour
thing
formal procedure
precedent
addiction
thing to do
treadmill
way of doing things
hang-up
function
p's and q's
diet
business
condition
preparation
standard procedure
communion
benchmark
normality
model
yardstick
normalcy
charge
concept
handiwork
gesture
laws
standard
code of practice
code of conduct
solution
apparatus
bureaucracy
requirement
course of therapy
démarche
happening
experiment
propensity
maxim
good form
courtesy
stereotype
modus vivendi
paperwork
delivery
mode of operation
proneness
logistics
type
character
rendering
carrying out
conventionalism
attempt
interface
official procedure
machine
rule of thumb
shot
usual procedure
order of things
into
series of measures
nitty-gritty
lineup
business plan
agreement
application
modality
rule of order
happenings
festival
tenet
diplomatic code
social code
social procedures
cycle
idiosyncrasy
influence
possibility
trait
personality
nature
dictate
prescript
springboard
example
standing order
usefulness
utility
feat
precepts
technic
exactitude
meticulousness
precision
attribute
mannerism
moeurs
M.O.
shifting
conventionality
engine
list
itinerary
strictness
punctiliousness
scrupulousness
nicety
temperament
oddity
peculiarity
swim
enactment
acceptance
currency
specifications
credo
creed
equation
formulation
theorem
description
stepping stone
asylum
phenomenon
fact
mode of conduct
mode of behaviour
stopgap
resort
makeshift
operating procedure
curriculum
barometer
solemnities
commemoration
show
aptness
conscientiousness
conformity
usance
working
feats
exploits
home
madhouse
bedlam
notion
parade
realization
US
state
rules and regulations
occasion
viewpoint
constitution
slant
stab
whack
mind-set
point of view
cogs
mechanisms
solemnness
officialism
formal gesture
academism
rituality
prison
hostel
fixture
formal courtesy
gestures
enactments
quality
means of access
way in
particularity
method of functioning
method of operation
manner of working
method of operating
technicalities
stroke
doing
realisation
UK
par
legal action
occurrence
recommendation
advice
accouterment
motor
couth
finickiness
matter of form
parameters
spec
charter
party
ring
pathway
circumstance
incident
go-down
genre
posture
wise
status
sort
situation
book
kind
sketch
proclivity
penchant
civility
dignity
expedition
quest
exploration
intermediary
auspices
stepping-stone
factor
conditions
details
provisions
requirements
strokes
dictates
decalogue
jurisprudence
bent
outlet
vent
release
responsibility
commission
trial
essay
try
outfit
shop
duty
striving
hazard
hassle
customariness
vogue
mould
UK
folkways
shibboleth
stipulations
residential care home
pipeline
platform
drawing
mold
US
observation
blows
doings
ins and outs
criterion
gauge
UK
parameter
social graces
proper behavior
API
diagram
what one is into
digest
codex
body of law
kaupapa
established way
unwritten rule
unwritten law
sacred cow
representation
map
prototype
clue
signal
touchstone
constraint
limit
key
guidance
mark
guide
counsel
marker
way of harnessing
safety valve
means of release
mode of expression
release mechanism
means of expression
schematic
scale drawing
archetype
cyanotype
routine job
circuit
boring routine
pace
circle
dead end
assembly line
same old round
humdrum existence
round
humdrum
detail
post
dealings
deployment
brief
pilot scheme
technical drawing
gage
US
preparations
authority
architectural plan
event
ground rule
provision
governance
jurisdiction
ordering
scheduling
organizing
US
preparing
government
succession
grouping
obligation
covenant
classification
array
groundwork
devising
outlining
designing
drafting
structuring
prearrangement
line-up
codification
categorization
menu
placement
progression
systematization
US
distribution
organising
UK
working out
disposal
composition
adjustment
aligning
standardization
US
systematisation
UK
computation
standardisation
UK
establishment
procession
chain
assortment
more ❯
Noun
▲
The protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
aegis
backing
sponsorship
patronage
protection
shelter
support
auspices
care
charge
guardianship
guidance
keeping
umbrella
agency
auspice
championship
defence
UK
favor
US
favour
UK
protectorship
safeguarding
supervision
trusteeship
wing
advocacy
aid
assistance
guaranty
ward
tutelage
help
promotion
financing
encouragement
funding
philanthropy
egis
furtherance
espousal
benefaction
subsidy
recommendation
investment
grant
control
oversight
safe keeping
custody
regulation
superintendence
administration
handling
superintendency
direction
management
stewardship
intendance
government
presidency
governance
authority
influence
finance
wardship
operation
responsibility
advancement
fostering
enhancement
development
nurturing
pursuit
cultivation
headship
surveillance
running
conduct
command
law
dominion
polity
bureaucracy
domination
power
political practice
politics
execution
cover
funds
benefactor
angel
sponsor
patron
patronization
money
mediation
intervention
contribution
countenance
refuge
intercession
hands
lap
services
intermediation
providence
trust
office
executive
empire
ministry
powers-that-be
predominanc
safe haven
possession
keep
safekeeping
nurture
safeguard
custodianship
maintenance
preservation
rule
leadership
sovereignty
devotion to
leading
guiding
statecraft
sway
steering
boosting
the feds
predominance
regimentation
Uncle Sam
regency
furthering
forwarding
helping
abetting
facilitating
aiding
stimulation
assisting
betterment
pushing
acceleration
succouring
UK
improvement
hastening
endorsement
championing
expediting
elevation
augmentation
succoring
US
prosecution
speeding up
carrying-out
more ❯
Noun
▲
A person, vehicle, or group accompanying another for protection
escort
guard
custodian
guardian
defender
warden
protector
minder
chaperone
attendant
bodyguard
protection
chaperon
duenna
overseer
convoy
guide
supervisor
cortege
babysitter
safeguard
company
defence
UK
cavalier
consort
bird dog
keeper
companion
sentry
sentinel
scout
watch
watchman
lookout
warder
picket
watcher
usher
preserver
guardian angel
carer
steward
patrol
bouncer
caretaker
watchdog
governess
garrison
nursemaid
heavy
security guard
champion
shepherd
trustee
hired gun
handler
nurse
superintendent
angel
paladin
praetorian
muscle
protectress
patrolman
monitor
surveillant
matron
pilot
detail
patrolwoman
fleet
entourage
security officer
protection officer
curator
conservator
torchbearer
caregiver
janitor
retinue
attendance
leader
pathfinder
lead
vanguard
cerberus
cop
sitter
sponsor
vigilante
godparent
baby-sitter
pioneer
scouting party
task force
armed guard
patron
savior
US
benefactor
ombudsman
friend
saviour
UK
bulwark
hero
tutelary
abettor
watchperson
nightwatchman
white knight
knight in shining armour
tower of strength
convoyer
ranger
administrator
rescuer
deliverer
spotter
liberator
porter
night watchman
doorman
concierge
fiduciary
vedette
depositary
ward
redeemer
manager
agent
parent
jailer
US
watchwoman
officer
representative
screw
observer
depository
captor
groundskeeper
wardress
prison officer
salvation
gamekeeper
gaoler
UK
saver
baby sitter
Good Samaritan
friend in need
conserver
director
care-giver
Sir Galahad
doorkeeper
vigil
official
surveillance
gatekeeper
nurturer
emancipator
governor
restorer
scrutineer
inspector
knight on a white charger
doorperson
super
house-sitter
executrix
executor
crusader
fighter
tutelar
legal guardian
archivist
groundsman
security man
prison warder
jailor
qui vive
avenger
skipper
watchkeeper
deacon
exemplar
model
prison wardress
signalman
regulator
detective
spy
flagman
policeman
reconnoitrer
advocate
lifesaver
prison head
turnkey
outpost
reconnoiterer
outrider
feoffee
factor
nanny
mother
father
lookout woman
lookout man
night watch
warrior
advance guard
guardian spirit
fairy godmother
good angel
ministering angel
avant-courier
deputy
supervisory body
reeve
bailiff
foreman
chamberlain
estate manager
au pair
superhero
land agent
prison warden
correctional officer
corrections officer
prison guard
rover
trooper
wanderer
soldier
park ranger
salvager
knight in shining armor
financial person
more ❯
Noun
▲
Protective activity
defense mechanism
conversion
defence
UK
defense reaction
repression
sublimation
suppression
symbolization
Noun
▲
An attack made in relation or response to an attack by one's opponents
counterattack
counteroffensive
counterstrike
counterassault
counteraction
counterblow
countermove
reciprocation
reprisal
retribution
counterpunch
retaliation
revenge
vengeance
reaction
response
attack
defence
UK
neutralisation
UK
neutralization
US
rally
an eye for an eye
return blow
retaliatory blow
afterstroke
fightback
counter-attack
sharing
complementation
exchange
reply
interchange
repayment
correspondence
barter
giving in return
trade
compensation
requital
a tooth for a tooth
tit for tat
Noun
▲
A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation
moat
canal
channel
defence
UK
ditch
dyke
earthwork
fosse
gully
trench
trough
drain
gutter
furrow
conduit
dike
sheugh
foss
watercourse
cut
duct
excavation
waterway
sap
depression
tube
flume
culvert
hollow
groove
dip
cup
pit
entrenchment
rut
main
sink
gorge
gulch
arroyo
dugout
drill
foxhole
pipe
sluice
sewer
chute
sluiceway
drainpipe
waterspout
rainspout
spout
spillway
funnel
runnel
eaves trough
eaves
sulcation
fleet
ha-ha
gulley
chase
mine
gouge
aqueduct
notch
race
outlet
valley
course
racecourse
score
raceway
fluting
rabbet
seam
passage
indentation
track
canyon
fissure
gash
pass
crease
corrugation
line
ravine
scratch
incision
gap
cavity
hole
pipeline
estuary
causeway
crevasse
scrape
scoop
rivulet
stream
pothole
brook
creek
crack
river
leader
penstock
fold
plica
rivel
crow's-foot
undulation
rimple
ridge
ruck
crater
inlet
rille
gulf
gullet
wadi
defile
wheel track
couloir
flow
conductor
cable
lead-out
lead-in
gill
kloof
wheel mark
saddle
cutting
rebate
chasm
linn
col
flute
inland waterway
ship canal
firth
bottleneck
choke point
cove
water
seaway
runway
artery
chamber
scallop
pucker
crimp
slit
rill
vein
tideway
tunnel
more ❯
Noun
▲
Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument
opposition
resistance
hostility
antagonism
defiance
obstruction
disapproval
antipathy
counteraction
obstructiveness
animosity
aversion
criticism
dissent
enmity
non-compliance
objection
resentment
contrariety
demurral
dislike
action
antinomy
brush
combat
con
confronting
contention
contest
contradistinction
contraposition
counterattack
defence
UK
disagreement
duel
encounter
engagement
fray
grapple
negativism
opposure
oppugnancy
prevention
repugnance
repulsion
rivalry
skirmish
strife
struggle
unfriendliness
violation
war
warfare
civil disobedience
fight
battle
stand
hindrance
impediment
check
rebuff
intransigence
impedance
impeding
blocking
friction
striking back
warding off
screen
cover
detention
protecting
withstanding
halting
support
safeguard
shield
protection
holding
refusal
watch
parrying
retardation
renitency
renitence
opposition to
hostility to
aversion to
unwillingness to accept
disinclination to accept
refusal to accept
reluctance to accept
lack of enthusiasm for
fighting
conflict
confrontation
challenge
immunity
unsusceptibility
insusceptibility
imperviousness
watertightness
solidity
invulnerability
impermeability
more ❯
Noun
▲
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
deterrent
impediment
obstacle
discouragement
hindrance
check
curb
disincentive
restraint
obstruction
block
inhibition
baulk
UK
balk
US
bar
brake
chain
clog
cramp
crimp
damper
dissuasion
drag
embarrassment
encumbrance
fetter
handicap
holdback
hurdle
interference
let
manacle
shackles
stop
trammel
barrier
determent
bridle
constraint
defence
UK
leash
limit
limitation
preventative
preventive
rein
shackle
stumbling block
defensive measures
restriction
snag
drawback
hitch
difficulty
catch
disadvantage
hazard
control
setback
complication
stricture
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
circumscription
hiccup
problem
cumber
stoppage
impedance
barricade
blockage
burden
hampering
facer
safeguard
condition
blockade
caution
wall
hamper
road block
prevention
delay
retardation
inconvenience
holdup
catch-22
millstone
protection
confinement
detriment
opposition
deterrence
monkey wrench
ball and chain
security
blocking
defect
cumbrance
precaution
arrest
issue
albatross
gridlock
preventive measure
weakness
baggage
roadblock
clampdown
straitjacket
lead
prohibition
rub
harness
blank wall
sticking point
strap
halter
precautionary measure
warning
remedy
checking
interruption
rebuff
protective measure
suppression
pitfall
palladium
fail-safe
glitch
fault
nuisance
trouble
lock
flaw
joker
curtailment
bottleneck
stint
shortcoming
hang-up
hold
rope
tether
embargo
interdict
restrainer
jam-up
fetters
uphill
retardment
taboo
circumvention
line
load
retardant
hangup
mountain
traverse
stone in one's path
circumspection
dead weight
booby trap
string
millstone around your neck
intimidation
bond
hobble
barring
choking
deterring factor
yoke
bonds
cord
remonstrance
expostulation
persuasion
stumbling stone
railing
fence
put down
damp
headache
occlusion
congestion
hold-up
pale
hardship
suppressant
crackdown
injury
jam
checkmate
bump
buttress
lyam
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
break
reverse
reversal
blow
detention
constrainment
captivity
constriction
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
cross
downside
tie
disablement
impairment
disorder
bridling
curbing
repression
bulwark
red tape
mountain to climb
thorn in one's side
monkey on one's back
whammy
imperfection
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
retarding device
cinchers
anchor
binders
minus
deficiency
encirclement
injunction
inadequacy
modification
definition
reservation
qualification
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
liability
disbenefit
infarct
embolus
cordon
closure
infarction
weak point
negative
debit
incommodity
strike
weak spot
protective
shield
bit
governor
balking
US
sublimation
lack
failing
disability
ill
evil
line of defense
ban
moderation
boycott
neutralizer
prophylactic
trammels
disqualification
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
bondage
pinions
weight
decrease
manacles
chains
order
abridgment
US
instruction
abridgement
UK
deprivation
ceiling
command
reduction
collar
restraining device
headstall
noose
hackamore
sabotage
intervention
wet blanket
restraining order
excess baggage
foot dragging
anticipatory measure
insurance
provision
prudence
forethought
anticipation
care
backstop
foresight
wariness
providence
discreetness
safety measure
canniness
regard
preventative measure
discretion
belt and braces
snarl-up
halt
snarl
preclusion
obviation
tailback
binding
traffic jam
avoidance
forestalling
logjam
interception
inhibitor
forestallment
bug
snafu
deterence
discontinuance
impasse
error
clot
tie-up
queue
exclusion
backup
veto
hedge
immobilization
US
airlock
mistake
mishap
clogging
proscription
interdiction
close
cutoff
shutdown
slip
narrowing
immobilisation
UK
predicament
exception
pressure
obligation
dilemma
stockade
rampart
breakdown
malfunction
gremlin
failure
palisade
upset
misfortune
knock
lapse
fortification
hassle
disappointment
defeat
virus
blip
showstopper
moratorium
bummer
gotcha
gimmick
blunder
restricted access
body blow
knock-back
pickle
land mine
piece of bad luck
forbiddance
disallowance
don't
one in the eye
out of bounds
negation
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
ruling out
off limits
repudiation
kick in the teeth
refusal
temperance
no-no
down
layoff
abeyance
sit-down
deduction
walkout
lockout
downtime
standstill
air bubble
elimination
bone of contention
stuckness
preemption
deadweight
averting
precluding
commitment
prophylaxis
deadlock
weary load
bind
quandary
stream
traffic
adversity
downfall
penalty
privation
affliction
tribulation
ditch
boundary
stopping up
afterdeal
con
inefficacy
deal-breaker
pinch
prob
gate
rail
fencing
miscalculation
mischance
bafflement
tangle
enclosure
chill
sentry post
can of worms
disputed point
moat
trench
stroke of bad luck
bitter pill
depressant
cloud
fix
tight spot
puzzler
spot
the rub
cropper
knot
crunch
unseen problem
scrape
point at issue
responsibility
gloom
pall
imposition
worry
stress
strain
tax
beleaguerment
depression
compression
squeezing
rahui
jump
stretch
investment
cold water
ring
overcrowding
crowding
contraction
stenosis
tightness
besiegement
leaguer
blocking object
cross to bear
rank
column
file
row
mass
squeeze
telescoping
contracting
compacting
condensing
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overdevelopment
profusion
jamming
cramming
surfeit
crowdedness
press
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excess
surplus
overpopulation
rubber-necking
tabooing
making illegal
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A person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation
anchor
mainstay
prop
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bulwark
buttress
cornerstone
dependance
dependence
hook
mooring
pillar
reliance
second
standby
stay
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comfort
defence
UK
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hold
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sheet anchor
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Rock of Gibraltar
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succour
UK
succor
US
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UK
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base
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brace
centerpiece
US
crutch
spine
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central component
good right arm
more ❯
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case
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UK
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UK
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legume
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lid
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shavings
facing
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chaff
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cloak
bran
cast
eggshell
mold
US
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underside
mould
UK
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lithosphere
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aril
lagging
insulation
threads
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cork
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awning
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Earth's crust
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sheet
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bloom
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A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another
foil
antithesis
background
complement
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setting
relief
counterblow
defence
UK
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Relating to or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces
military
martial
armed
service
soldierly
army
fighting
defence
UK
warlike
soldierlike
soldier-like
warrior
aggressive
combatant
combative
militant
militaristic
noncivil
warmongering
brave
heroic
courageous
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belligerent
valorous
bellicose
valiant
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