💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Defends"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| guardverb | (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend. |
| holdverb | (transitive) To grasp or grip. |
| championverb | (transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.). |
| maintainverb | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). |
| supportverb | (transitive) To help keep from falling. |
| fight backverb | (intransitive) To defend oneself by fighting. |
| fightverb | (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with. |
| fight downverb | (transitive) To suppress (a feeling or emotion). |
| representverb | (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of |
| opposeverb | To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. |
| fend forverb | argue or speak in defense of |
| adheresverb | (intransitive) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united. |
| advocatesverb | (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. |
| arguesverb | (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle. |
| believesverb | (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). |
| champions | a role-playing game published by Hero Games designed to simulate a superhero comic book world. |
| contendsverb | (intransitive) To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. |
| enshrinesverb | (transitive, by extension) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence. |
| espousesverb | (transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause). |
| favoursverb | British standard spelling of favor. |
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