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defend(verb, support, stop, close)
10
protect(verb, close, attack, keep)
10
shield(verb, support, close, attack)
9
resist(verb, separate, prevent, defend)
9
guard(noun, verb, stop, close)
9
parry(verb, stop, separate, turn)
9
safeguard(verb, support, close, attack)
9
secure(verb, support, close, attack)
8
screen(verb, support, keep, maintain)
7
repel(verb, separate, turn, allow)
7
shelter(noun, verb, support, close)
7
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
4
bulwark(verb, support, close, separate)
4
police(verb, keep, secure, observe)
4
save(verb, support, keep, maintain)
3
keep(verb, support, secure, observe)
3
obstruct(verb, close, hide, protect)
3
oppose(verb, separate, prevent, resist)
3
preserve(verb, support, attack, keep)
3
ride shotgun for(verb, expression, idiom, support)
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APASmart Define. (2015). fend thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "fend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, fend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "fend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms>