102 entries under defend topic. ×

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answer(verb, consider, oppose, dispute)
9
reply(verb, check, return, acknowledge, resist)
9
retort(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
8
oppose(verb, cut, check, decline, separate)
8
parry(verb, stop, upset, break, cut)
8
respond(verb, return, acknowledge, deny)
7
counter(verb, oppose, expose, answer)
7
defend(verb, support, stop, separate, favor)
6
repulse(verb, check, separate, reject, push)
5
plead(verb, support, favor, return, acknowledge)
5
rebuff(verb, stop, cut, check, decline)
5
return(verb, acknowledge, deny, answer)
5
support(verb, explain, substantiate, validate)
4
argue(verb, consider, oppose, return, dispute)
4
explain(verb, support, favor, return, acknowledge)
4
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
4
resist(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
4
sustain(verb, support, favor, explain)
4
uphold(verb, support, explain, substantiate)
4
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
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