defense

[dih-fens, dee-fens] / dɪˈfɛns, ˈdi fɛns /

NOUN

armament; protection system

Synonyms

STRONG

aegis armor arms barricade bastille bastion bulwark buttress citadel cover deterrence dike embankment fastness fence fort fortification fortress garrison guard hard shell immunity munitions palisade parapet position protection rampart redoubt resistance safeguard security shelter shield stockade stronghold trench wall ward warfare weaponry weapons

Antonyms

STRONG

harm hurt injury

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

NOUN

explanation, justification

Synonyms

STRONG

answer apologetics apologia apology argument cleanup cop-out exculpation excuse exoneration extenuation jive plea rationalization rejoinder reply response retort return story vindication whitewash

WEAK

apologizing excusing explaining fish story off-time song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

charge indictment question request

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

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Greenland is also pivotal to NATO’s air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal

The city’s defense is that it’s doing the best it can and making progress on the goals of the May 2022 settlement.

From Los Angeles Times

Screening markets for the optimal stocks to exploit these trends, they produced a list of companies across energy efficiency, battery materials, infrastructure and defense/security themes.

From MarketWatch

The researchers demonstrated that blocking ALDH1a2, either through genetic techniques or with KyA33, restores dendritic cell maturation and their ability to activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily

It will be huge for the Bills if they can get a timely turnover or two against an offense that struggled against the Chargers’ second-string defense in a regular-season finale.

From Los Angeles Times

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