72 entries under defend topic. ×

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pronounce(verb, state, hold, take, press)
3
tell(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
2
blast(state, charge, maintain, oppose, declare)
2
come at(expression, state, force, charge, attack)
2
justify(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
2
report(verb, state, hold, charge, maintain)
2
vindicate(verb, state, hold, take, charge)
1
adduce(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
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advance(verb, state, hold, take, press)
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believe(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
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challenge(verb, state, hold, take, order)
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collect(verb, state, hold, take, maintain)
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cross(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
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debate(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
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dictate(verb, state, charge, maintain, declare)
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fly in face of(expression, idiom, state, charge, maintain)
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gang up on(verb, expression, idiom, state, charge)
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go at(expression, state, charge, maintain, declare)
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have at(expression, charge, maintain, argue)
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have bone to pick(expression, idiom, state, charge, maintain)
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APASmart Define. (2015). insist thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/insist/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "insist thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/insist/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, insist thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/insist/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "insist thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/insist/thesaurus/synonyms>