Thesaurus / defending
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If we run on another half mile we shall be shot down where we stand without any means of defending ourselves.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWe have had fighting enough, Heaven knows, but we felt that by ‘doing’ he meant ‘attacking,’ not ‘defending.’
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYIn truth Lewis had a strong personal motive for defending Berwick.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II.THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAYHe was killed at Saint-Merri cloister on June 6, 1832, where he was defending ideas not his own.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- ZANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHEThey all looked very cheerful; but I hear they all die defending what they did to the King to be just; which is very strange.
DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, COMPLETESAMUEL PEPYSThey know that I am a lioness defending her young, and that I alone prevent their daring hands from seizing your crown.
CATHERINE DE' MEDICIHONORE DE BALZACThyrsis had taken his part in the conversation before this, defending himself and setting forth his point of view.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIRIn vain did the guard attempt to draw him out from this asylum, the elephant firmly defending him with his trunk.
BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY. VOLUME VII (OF 10)GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC DE BUFFONIt may also have happened because they, were interested in defending a cause with which their own position was allied.
LETTERS TO EUGENIAPAUL HENRI THIRY HOLBACHOthers, Fergan among them, preferred staying in the city and defending themselves against the King unto death.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEWORDS RELATED TO DEFENDING
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- antithetical
- antonymous
- at cross-purposes
- at odds
- averse
- battling
- clashing
- combating
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- confronting
- contrary
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- enemy
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- objecting
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- protesting
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- restrictive
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- up against
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- adversarial
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- confronting
- contrary
- controverting
- counter
- crossing
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- defensive
- denying
- disagreeing
- disputed
- disputing
- dissentient
- enemy
- exposing
- facing
- gainsaying
- hostile
- in opposition
- incompatible
- inimical
- irreconcilable
- objecting
- obstructive
- opposed
- opposite
- protesting
- repelling
- restrictive
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- up against
- warring
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