Synonyms of defenses

defenses

noun

plural of defense

1

as in safeguards

means or method of defending

thorns are a rose's defense against grazing animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• safeguards
• protections
• shields
• ammunitions
• walls
• weapons
• screens
• securities
• guards
• armors
• wards
• bucklers
• armaments
• fortresses
• munitions
• covers
• egises
• strongholds
• arms
• forts
• aegises
• weaponries
• palisades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacks
• offenses
• assaults
• offences
• offensives
• aggressions

2

as in excuses

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame

there's absolutely no defense for your actions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excuses
• justifications
• reasons
• alibis
• apologies
• pleas
• rationalizations
• rationales
• pretences
• pretexts
• outs
• pretenses
• vindications
• confessions
• colors
• acknowledgements
• cop-outs
• acknowledgments
• atonements
• guises
• whitewashes
• extenuations
• palliations