- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.3k
- Abbreviations|0
105 entries under defend topic. ×
| spare(clear, release, free, relieve) | |
| explain(verb, support, clear, release, maintain) | |
| advocate(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| apologize for(verb, expression, support, maintain, favor) | |
| assert(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| confirm(support, favor, explain, substantiate) | |
| dispense from(expression, spare, relieve, pardon) | |
| exempt from(expression, spare, relieve, pardon) | |
| extenuate(clear, spare, relieve, forget) | |
| give absolution(expression, spare, relieve, pardon) | |
| maintain(verb, support, favor, back, approve) | |
| mitigate(verb, stop, release, moderate) | |
| pass over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, spare) | |
| plead(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| prove(maintain, justify) | |
| rationalize(verb, support, clear, maintain, free) | |
| refute(verb, maintain, justify, vindicate) | |
| stand up for(expression, idiom, support, maintain, favor) | |
| sustain(verb, support, maintain, favor, back) | |
| tolerate(verb, spare, relieve, pardon) |
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