Thesaurus:defend

Thesaurus

defend

English

Verb

Sense: to make or keep a person or object safe from attack

Synonyms

• beshield
• beward
• brood
• cape for (slang)
• defend
• fend
• guard
• preserve
• protect
• safeguard
• secure
• shelter
• shield
• ward

Antonyms

• attack    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:defense
• Thesaurus:indulge

Further reading

• “717. defense” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “defend” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.