Thesaurus / defend against
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synonyms for defend against
- avert
- avoid
- bar
- block
- counter
- forbid
- forestall
- halt
- hamper
- hinder
- impede
- inhibit
- limit
- preclude
- prohibit
- put an end to
- restrain
- restrict
- rule out
- stop
- thwart
- ward off
- anticipate
- arrest
- baffle
- balk
- check
- chill
- cool
- cork
- counteract
- dam
- debar
- foil
- forfend
- frustrate
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- obstruct
- obviate
- repress
- retard
- dead-end
- head off
- hold back
- hold off
- keep lid on
- nip in the bud
- put a stop to
- shut out
- stave off
- turn aside
- anticipate
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- counteract
- foil
- forestall
- halt
- hold off
- preclude
- put an end to
- rule out
- thwart
- ward off
- arrest
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- block
- check
- chill
- cool
- cork
- counter
- dam
- debar
- forbid
- forfend
- frustrate
- hamper
- hinder
- impede
- inhibit
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- limit
- obstruct
- obviate
- prohibit
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- stop
- ward
- head off
- hold back
- keep lid on
- nip in the bud
- put a stop to
- shut out
- stave off
- turn aside
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antonyms for defend against
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- aid
- assist
- forward
- help
- support
- abet
- advance
- allow
- approve
- continue
- encourage
- expedite
- facilitate
- free
- heat
- let go
- liberate
- open
- permit
- promote
- push
- release
- unblock
- warm
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How to use defend against in a sentence
After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
THE LIFE AND MOST SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE, OF YORK, MARINER (1801)DANIEL DEFOEDo not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSVain also was the valour and ability he showed in the campaign against the Royalists in La Vende.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONBeginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWhether they had ever, at different times, pleaded for or against the same cause, and cited precedents to prove contrary opinions?
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTHe leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEBut if God made man, then God is responsible for all man's acts and thoughts, and therefore man cannot sin against God.
GOD AND MY NEIGHBOURROBERT BLATCHFORDGood is set against evil, and life against death: so also is the sinner against a just man.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSWhen we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOUShortly afterwards a few acceptances were reported, principally against securities.
READINGS IN MONEY AND BANKINGCHESTER ARTHUR PHILLIPSWORDS RELATED TO DEFEND AGAINST
- anticipate
- arrest
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- avoid
- baffle
- balk
- bar
- block
- check
- chill
- cool
- cork
- counter
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- dam
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- foil
- forbid
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- forfend
- frustrate
- halt
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- head off
- hinder
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- impede
- inhibit
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- keep lid on
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- nip in the bud
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- baffle
- balk
- bar
- block
- check
- chill
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- cork
- counter
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- forfend
- frustrate
- halt
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- head off
- hinder
- hold back
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- impede
- inhibit
- intercept
- interdict
- interrupt
- keep lid on
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- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- preclude
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- put a stop to
- put an end to
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- retard
- rule out
- shut out
- stave off
- stop
- thwart
- turn aside
- ward
- ward off
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