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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to defensive:   (199 results)

Antonyms:
offensive

Often used in the same context:
offensive, weakside, backcourt, wide receiver, wingback, backline, blocker, undersized, unselfish, positional, preseason, signal caller, forecheck, sackless, outfield, defensed, trochil, center fielder, middie, blueline, sophomore, weightroom, junior, groundball, freshman, shorthanded, tenacious, streaky, scrappy, prostyle, stingy, scoreless, rangy, stout, undermanned, tigerish, athletism, lackadaisical, pounder, designated hitter, frontline, offside, infield, work ethic, opening line, yelk, gutty, shiftier, jell, tight, gridder, extra point, jharal, errorless, uncharacteristic, bullpen, loosehead, footedness, sprew, inning, workmanlike, ironheads, secondary, submarined, inbounds, hail mary, lefthanded, aggressive, situational, redshirt, charity stripe, groundouts, hurler, curvey, openside, defence, defense, personal, natural, cornerstone, foundation, groundwork, hold, protective, devoid, dissidence, foothold, preparedness, raison, tender, common, efficient, essentials, independent, literary, diversionary, retaliatory, adjustive, manipulative, policing, punitive, repressive, proactive, antiterrorist, interventionary, accommodative, adaptative, coercive, counterrevolutionary, manipulatory, obstructionist, regulative, suppressive

Appears in the definition of:
., abm, affirmative pleading, air defense, antiballistic missile, antisubmarine, approach trench, bailey, barbacan, barbican, biodefence, biodefense, biological defence, biological defense, blitz, blockhouse, bridgehead, bulwark, byrnie, chemical defence, chemical defense, cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise, communication trench, cornerback, defend, defensively, defilade, deliberate defence, deliberate defense, double-team, en garde, error, fair catch, fastness, formation, fort, fortification, fortress, goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, hanseatic league, hauberk, icing, icing the puck, linebacker, linebacker blitzing, line backer, line of defence, line of defense, man-to-man, misplay, mousetrap, munition, netkeeper, one-on-one, outwork, pikeblenny, pluckily, rampart, repulsion, run, safety blitz, secondary, smash, stand, standoff, stronghold, switch, trap play, wall

More general:
attitude, mental attitude

Synonyms:
antiaircraft, antisubmarine, antitank, apologetic, defending, defensive attitude, en garde, excusatory, justificative, justificatory, protective

Also try:
— Nouns for defensive: position, positions, alliance, measures, war, line, posture, strategy, purposes, system, works, more...

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