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defend(verb, support, stop, close, cover)
9
resist(verb, cover, prevent, defend)
9
guard(noun, verb, stop, close, cover)
9
parry(verb, stop, cover, turn)
9
safeguard(verb, support, close, cover, attack)
9
secure(verb, support, close, cover, attack)
7
repel(verb, cover, turn, allow)
7
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cover)
6
avert(verb, stop, slip, prevent)
5
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
5
deflect(verb, stop, prevent, resist)
5
repulse(verb, turn, allow, strike)
4
bulwark(verb, support, close, cover)
4
divert(verb, stop, slip, prevent)
4
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
3
oppose(verb, cover, prevent, resist)
3
turn aside(verb, expression, stop, prevent)
2
block(verb, stop, prevent, resist)
2
check(verb, prevent, resist, defend)
2
deter(verb, stop, prevent, resist)
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APASmart Define. (2015). fend thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "fend thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, fend thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "fend thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/fend/thesaurus/synonyms>