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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to defenses, such as: avoidance reaction, bunker atmosphere, bunker mentality, defense mechanism, ego defenses, and negative taxis.
How to use defenses in a sentence
If we stayed where we were, our dead would kill us; if we moved out of our defenses, we should no longer be invincible.
A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)At Norfolk nothing had been done but to strengthen the defenses.
FOUR YEARS IN REBEL CAPITALST. C. DELEONIn practice it was simple and, like most defenses, only partially effective.
THE FIRE PEOPLERAY CUMMINGSThen was heard an angry buzz, as the assaulted bees swarmed out of their defenses and literally stormed her.
THAT OLD-TIME CHILD, ROBERTASOPHIE FOX SEARight after graduation, he was made second lieutenant of Engineers and for some time he was busy looking after our coast defenses.
ROBERT E. LEERUTH HILLAnd they wage continual war upon the body's defenses; they batter in vain upon the gates of our sound health.
THE BOOK OF LIFE: VOL. I MIND AND BODY; VOL. II LOVE AND SOCIETYUPTON SINCLAIRCoughs and colds, sore throats and headaches, are the first warnings that your defenses are being weakened.
THE BOOK OF LIFE: VOL. I MIND AND BODY; VOL. II LOVE AND SOCIETYUPTON SINCLAIRAs Jeanne gazed on these formidable defenses she could not but wonder how the transport had escaped destruction.
A DAUGHTER OF THE UNIONLUCY FOSTER MADISONThat destroyed the common law defenses and then gave the employer the right to come under the compensation act.
PROCEEDINGS, THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTSVARIOUSNow, you can, of course, take away these defenses of the employer; there is no question about that.
PROCEEDINGS, THIRD NATIONAL CONFERENCE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTSVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO DEFENSES
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.