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averting(alert, watchful, opposing, protective)
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conserving
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contradicting
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defend
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denying(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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maintaining
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policing(noun, caulking, vigilance, garrison)
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preserving
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rebutting(responding, disproving)
3
resisting
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advocating
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arresting(watchful, opposing, protective, protecting)
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assisting(careful, attentive, protecting)
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championing
2
checking(alert, watchful, opposing, protective)
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clashing(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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conflicting(hostile, different, antagonistic, contrary)
2
confronting(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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contrasting(different, opposite, contending)
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disputing(hostile, counter, different, antagonistic)
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APASmart Define. (2015). defending thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defending/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "defending thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defending/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, defending thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defending/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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