31 entries under defended topic. ×

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responded(verb, answered, responded)
34
answered(noun, verb, stated, spoke)
16
retorted(noun, verb, answered, responded)
16
countered(noun, verb, answered)
14
returned(noun, verb, answered, responded)
14
rebutted(verb, answered, responded)
13
defended(verb, responded)
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protected
3
resisted
3
safeguarded
3
saved
2
sustained
2
upheld
2
barricaded
2
covered
2
fended
2
guarded
2
opposed
2
policed
1
argued
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APASmart Define. (2016). replied thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/replied/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "replied thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/replied/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, replied thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/replied/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "replied thesaurus" 25 February 2016. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/replied/thesaurus/synonyms>