31 entries under defends topic. ×

18
answers(noun, verb, explain, defenses)
16
returns(noun, verb, explain, defenses)
14
replies(noun, verb, explain, defenses)
12
responds(verb, explain, answers, responds)
5
counters(noun, verb, answers, retaliates)
5
rebuts(noun, verb, answers, responds)
3
backfires(noun, verb, defenses)
3
barricades(noun, verb, defenses)
3
buffers(noun, verb, defenses)
3
counterattacks(noun, verb, defenses)
3
covers(noun, verb, defenses)
3
guards(noun, verb, defenses)
3
safeguards(noun, verb, defenses)
3
screens(noun, verb, defenses)
3
shelters(noun, verb, defenses)
3
shields(noun, verb, defenses)
3
supports(noun, verb, defenses)
2
averts
2
defends(verb, responds)
1
argues
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APASmart Define. (2015). retorts thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/retorts/thesaurus/synonyms
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