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What is another word for
defend against
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To take preventative measures
(
of an action or event
)
To prevent from happening
To speak in defense against
To soften the effect of an impact on
Verb
▲
To take preventative measures
deflect
discourage
fend off
ward off
hold off
fight off
keep at bay
protect against
stave off
repel
repulse
send packing
drive back
keep off
put to flight
chase away
beat back
prevent
avert
deter
preclude
obviate
stop
rule out
restrict
hinder
thwart
inhibit
impede
head off
hamper
avoid
debar
foil
forefend
forfend
frustrate
obstruct
forestall
intercept
“Other results arose from his study of how to
defend against
kamikaze bombers.”
Verb
▲
(
of an action or event
)
To prevent from happening
stop
thwart
foil
forestall
circumvent
counter
cramp
curb
derail
oppose
prevent
stymie
defeat
get out of
beat
bypass
escape
evade
frustrate
prohibit
put paid to
balk
US
baulk
UK
circumnavigate
counteract
hinder
impede
inhibit
nullify
obstruct
overturn
scotch
stand in the way of
stave off
check
crimp
deflect
disrupt
head off
hold back
interdict
interfere with
limit
repress
restrain
restrict
retard
sidestep
skirt
steer clear of
ward off
avert
avoid
bar
block
crash
ditch
do for
hold off
juke
keep lid on
outwit
put the kibosh on
put the stopper on
ruin
scupper
shut out
spoil
stall
stonewall
stump
take down
take wind out of
trammel
unsettle
upset
wreck
fend off
halt
arrest
repel
obviate
intercept
repulse
put an end to
put a stop to
turn aside
turn away
rebut
resist
beat off
fight off
keep at bay
push back
fight back
turn back
keep off
parry
forfend
deter
keep from happening
nip in the bud
retaliate
defend yourself
put up a fight
put off
defend
rebuff
rule out
stave
interrupt
preclude
anticipate
draw away
save
desist
discontinue
cease
hold at bay
nix
put to flight
drive away
brush off
beat back
set back
see off
drive back
force back
thrust back
force away
send packing
destroy
dash
quash
crush
smash
extinguish
shatter
squash
queer
devastate
dish
end
squelch
demolish
quell
foul up
blight
suppress
louse up
undo
put the lid on
subdue
banjax
annihilate
stifle
mess up
blow a hole in
bring to naught
crack down on
wipe out
baffle
overcome
hamper
screw up
stamp out
clobber
sabotage
torpedo
mar
bring to an end
cruel
snooker
blow
kill
terminate
snuff out
abolish
get rid of
finish
euchre
injure
impair
make a mess of
trash
checkmate
disappoint
blast
crab
cripple
put down
damage
clamp down on
do in
put the mockers on
discomfit
overthrow
upset the applecart
eradicate
nobble
negate
cross
shut down
throw a spanner in the works
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
slap down
silence
play havoc with
conquer
extirpate
hold up
total
confound
neutralize
US
vitiate
quench
break
desolate
rout
decimate
raze
crool
wrack
overwhelm
neutralise
UK
rub out
eliminate
forbid
wreak havoc on
snafu
bilk
invalidate
control
harm
scuttle
curtail
disfigure
waste
vaporize
US
cream
put a spoke in someone's wheel
cook someone's goose
nuke
ban
botch
disallow
fetter
proscribe
poison
hobble
make a hash of
tear down
vaporise
UK
balls up
pull down
muck up
outlaw
embargo
annul
exterminate
expunge
veto
debar
remove
root
obliterate
lick
vanquish
hurt
ravage
subvert
give the slip
hang up
compromise
cut off
deface
play off
pulverize
US
cramp one's style
spike someone's guns
despoil
throw out
queer someone's pitch
give the thumbs down to
blot out
give the run around
give the red light to
spike
scar
undermine
desecrate
defile
topple
rattle
prejudice
bodge
muller
sink
reduce to nothing
cancel out
bring down
put at risk
wreak havoc with
sit on
get the better of
lay waste
weed out
lay in ruins
crack down
pulverise
UK
render ineffective
confuse
traverse
shipwreck
stultify
hamstring
overpower
subjugate
take the wind out of your sails
encumber
handicap
deaden
shackle
clog
taint
handcuff
banish
manacle
scrunch
squish
embarrass
put a brake on
blemish
snow under
clamp down
bring to screeching halt
stain
explode
afflict
dash one's hope
pillage
be the end of
flaw
burst
puzzle
plunder
pop
sweep aside
decay
sack
nonplus
glitch up
put a damper on
make of no use or value
unbuild
endamage
skin
impoverish
craze
mystify
disable
put out
rain on someone's parade
work against
flummox
bust
ruinate
flatten
bring to nought
blow up
wrack up
depredate
shelve
dilapidate
ravish
mangle
pigeonhole
corner
contain
bloody
reduce
level
scourge
spoliate
trample on
knock down
bring to ruin
leave in ruins
maim
reduce to rubble
mutilate
bring to nothing
deplete
wreak havoc upon
clean out
leave desolate
debase
cancel
hog-tie
contravene
rescind
short-circuit
bring to a close
make an end of
repeal
tie up
master
disfeature
void
abrogate
reject
regulate
throttle
choke off
revoke
blot
refuse
erase
dead-end
cross up
make useless
take apart
put on hold
hang fire
blank
counterplot
bury
strangle at birth
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
bridle
drop
blackball
exclude
bring to a halt
bring to a stop
put a lid on
liquidate
cut short
vacate
dissolve
retract
withdraw
efface
negative
tame
disannul
axe
UK
decline
countermand
dismiss
best
null
abate
scrub
scrap
boycott
surmount
take wind out of sails
cause setback
put end to
beat down
disapprove
deny
delete
pass
zap
taboo
repudiate
discard
overrule
excise
dispatch
discountenance
criminalize
US
dump
down
freeze
junk
dominate
jettison
censor
censure
disestablish
chop
criminalise
UK
deracinate
cut
dissent
supersede
shed
prevail over
triumph over
gain control of
gain mastery over
get a grip on
win against
ax
US
turn down
do away with
place an embargo on
make illegal
shoot down
set aside
root out
strike down
roll back
black out
pass on
call off
sweep away
endanger
rule against
dispense with
clean up
pass by
declare illegal
give the chop
declare taboo
say no
close down
jeopardize
US
imperil
knock something on the head
put the chill on
declare null and void
put kibosh on
thumbs down
refuse permission to
give thumbs down
put out of action
write off
break up
put out of commission
destruct
tumble
put the skids under
be the ruination of
be the ruin of
seal the doom of
threaten
not go for
dampen
chill
cloud
be detrimental to
burst bubble
be prejudicial to
jeopardise
UK
be deleterious to
be disadvantageous to
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Verb
▲
To speak in defense against
answer
refute
argue
contest
counter
deny
disprove
dispute
rebut
counterclaim
parry
plead against
retaliate against
defend oneself against
controvert
question
contradict
challenge
confute
debate
disconfirm
shoot full of holes
blow sky high
retort
respond
gainsay
cross
backtalk
deflect
negative
thumbs down
have bone to pick
debunk
render null and void
oppose
repudiate
query
moot
examine
reject
address
discredit
disaffirm
contravene
canvass
altercate
invalidate
disavow
bandy
crush
canvas
disclaim
wrangle
contend
negate
argue against
pettifog
quash
squelch
argue the pros and cons of
pick a bone
shoot down in flames
dissent against
show to be false
argue about
take issue with
protest against
shoot down
show up
take a stand against
have an argument about
tear down
show to be wrong
bandy words concerning
prove wrong
declare to be untrue
object to
quibble over
call into question
disagree with
pick an argument with
contend over
prove to be wrong
give thumbs down to
prove false
wonder about
put up argument
quibble about
prove to be false
agitate against
hammer away at
blow out of the water
differ with
disown
disallow
explode
confound
belie
declare untrue
impugn
break
falsify
disagree
dissent from
call in question
give the lie to
blow sky-high
drive a coach and horses through
oppugn
traverse
nullify
cancel
rebuff
demolish
destroy
undermine
fly in the face of
doubt
cancel out
disbelieve
overthrow
disacknowledge
take back
make a nonsense of
not buy
take exception to
forswear
discuss
resist
annihilate
fight
withstand
buck
combat
confront
go against
counteract
naysay
reverse
refuse to accept
give lie to
say the opposite of
argue with
brush aside
silence
expose
overturn
defeat
reply to
impeach
interrogate
inquire
US
denounce
litigate
test
investigate
remonstrate
accost
enquire
UK
call out
demur against
call one's bluff
disapprove of
demur about
be a dissenter from
throw down
retract
recant
backpedal
spurn
withsay
more ❯
Verb
▲
To soften the effect of an impact on
buffer
cushion
soften
absorb
mitigate
moderate
allay
diminish
gentle
lessen
deaden
muffle
stifle
protect against
shield against
safeguard against
dull
temper
dampen
tone down
reduce
suppress
abate
ease
decrease
blunt
lighten
lenify
subdue
take the edge off
alleviate
mellow
reduce the effect of
obtund
gruntle
soothe
mollify
relieve
palliate
relax
quell
lower
qualify
check
repress
smother
damp
depress
impair
retard
blanket
slow
damp down
assuage
calm
quieten
weaken
quiet
mute
still
cool
restrain
curb
pacify
silence
attenuate
appease
placate
lull
settle
tranquilize
US
sweeten
hush
squelch
help
tranquillise
UK
compose
control
dilute
modify
modulate
muzzle
curtail
mask
take the sting out
soft-pedal
extenuate
calm down
turn down
contain
minimize
US
minimise
UK
pipe down
put a damper on
take the bite out
cut
ameliorate
regulate
constrain
gag
numb
conciliate
shush
comfort
propitiate
keep it down
decrease the volume
smooth
dulcify
tame
de-escalate
extinguish
keep in check
remit
bridle
loosen
settle down
drown
put the lid on
slacken
disarm
inhibit
overcome
salve
water down
ebb
dumb
rein in
heal
play down
pour oil on
ease up
put damper on
ease off
wind down
limit
make less intense
quieten down
shut up
drown out
buttress
benumb
degrade
slake
thin
resolve
steady
adjust
restrict
dispel
quash
govern
fix
console
depreciate
balm
commute
satisfy
stabilize
US
squash
soak up
temperate
slow down
kill
lick
reconcile
cut down
chill out
content
cure
cool off
fix up
take the sting out of
hold in check
stabilise
UK
smooth down
solace
get under control
cool out
anesthetize
US
get rid of
hold back
make peace with
win over
break
quiet down
let up on
shorten
bolster
pillow
quench
address
improve
discount
milden
revise
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
becalm
excuse
make less
take the bite out of
lullaby
make reasonable
reduce the force of
anaesthetize
UK
take sting out
patch things up
humour
UK
humor
US
put out a fire
do damage control
taper
untrouble
unburden
scale down
melt
anaesthetise
UK
hold in
put an end to
shrink
wane
erode
contract
subside
decrement
master
mince
make less painful
rectify
remedy
hold
untighten
release
slack
measure
keep under control
meet halfway
rule
dwindle
downsize
crush
mend
keep
soften up
sugar the pill
conquer
blur
muddy up
banish
neutralize
US
arrest
take pressure off
dissipate
dismiss
defuse
neutralise
UK
lay off
roll back
cut back
abase
wear away
peter out
wear down
eliminate
destroy
sober
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
soberize
reduce the impact of
become peaceful
become calm
discipline
take the heat off
smooth out
clear the air
loose
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
patch up
put to rights
iron out
sort out
tail off
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
clamp down on
crack down on
put down
keep a lid on
keep the lid on
nip in the bud
slap down
snuff out
cheer
humble
cool down
stem
cow
reclaim
bust
reassure
staunch
deflate
harsh
assure
pull in
get the better of
brighten
desensitize
US
deconflict
get a grip on
support
make inaudible
stroke
counteract
undermine
grease
pacificate
vary
punctuate
succor
US
succour
UK
stop
liss
interrupt
make less active
assist
prevent
aid
break up
upraise
smooth over
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
butter up
lay back
bring respite to
sate
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
clear the air with
cauterize
US
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
make peace
bring an end to
buck up
hebetate
desensitise
UK
cauterise
UK
bedim
give solace to
condole with
take load off
take a load off
bring aid to
make something bearable
bring aid
fade
dip
darken
pale
dim
make dim
make faint
make less bright
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