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Related Words for defensively
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| offensively | x/xx | Adverb, Adverb, Adverb |
| offense | x/ | Noun |
| tactically | /xxx | Adverb |
| aggressively | x/xx | Adverb |
| hitter | /x | Noun |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| diplomatically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| outfield | /x | Noun |
| shortstop | /x | Noun |
| midfield | /x | Noun |
| laterally | /xxx | Adverb |
| weakly | /x | Adverb |
| situationally | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| defence | x/ | Noun |
| militarily | xx/xx | Adverb |
| rebounding | x/x | Noun |
| ferociously | x/xx | Adverb |
| defiantly | x/xx | Adverb |
| protectively | x/xx | Adverb |
| territorially | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| guardedly | /xx | Adverb |
| apologetically | xxx/xx | Adverb |
| conservatively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| menacingly | /xxx | Adverb |
| demurely | x/x | Adverb |
| strategically | x/xx | Adverb |
| inferiorly | x/xxx | Adverb |
| evasively | x/xx | Adverb |
| dangerously | /xxx | Adverb |
| threateningly | /xxx | Adverb |
| shyly | /x | Adverb |
| competitively | x/xxx | Adverb |
| accusingly | x/xx | Adverb |
| dejectedly | x/xx | Adverb |
| reflexively | x/xx | Adverb |
| intellectually | xx/xxx | Adverb |
| diagnostically | xx/xx | Adverb |
| criminally | /xxx | Adverb |
| pathetically | x/xxx | Adverb |
| furtively | /xx | Adverb |
| pitifully | /xxx | Adverb |
| poetically | x/xx | Adverb |
| artistically | x/xx | Adverb |
| reacting | x/x | Verb |
| bristled | /x | Verb |
| crooked | /x | Verb |
| angrily | /xx | Adverb |
| program | /x | Verb |
| retorted | x/x | Verb |
| code | / | Verb |
| countered | /x | Verb |
| stiffened | /x | Verb |
| hunched | / | Verb |
| responding | x/x | Verb |
| whined | / | Verb |
| reply | x/ | Verb |
| mumbled | /x | Verb |
| stammered | /x | Verb |
| muttered | /x | Verb |
| somewhat | // | Adverb |
| deploy | x/ | Verb |
| snapped | / | Verb |
| negatively | /xxx | Adverb |
| folding | /x | Verb |
| blurted | /x | Verb |
| growled | / | Verb |
| said | / | Verb |
| purely | /x | Adverb |
| acting | /x | Verb |
| answered | /x | Verb |
| minded | /x | Verb |
| cautiously | /xx | Adverb |
| fight | / | Verb |
| drive | / | Verb |
| shrugged | / | Verb |
| behaving | x/x | Verb |
| bite | / | Verb |
| clutched | / | Verb |
| crouched | / | Verb |
| retreat | x/ | Verb |
| protested | x/x | Verb |
| rather | /x | Adverb |
| denying | x/x | Verb |
| exclaimed | x/ | Verb |
| crossed | / | Verb |
| glared | / | Verb |
| armed | / | Verb |
| cling | / | Verb |
| tightened | /x | Verb |
| added | /x | Verb |
| practice | /x | Verb |
| oriented | /xxx | Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| get | / | Verb, Noun |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
