Synonyms for defending
de·fend·ing

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1. defendingadjective

   attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

   Antonyms:
   offensive

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1. List of paraphrases for "defending":

   defend, defence, defends, upholding, advocating, defense, uphold, protecting, safeguarding, defender, championing

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1. Lloyd Austin:

   The women and men of our armed forces dedicate their lives to defending our nation, and deserve a workplace and home free of sexual assault, sexual harassment and domestic violence.

2. Samuel Chien:

   SSEC's 2,850 low is a level worth defending for the National Team, and a level where investors should bet for a decent rebound.

3. Jakob Stausholm:

   It's really tough and everybody in the industry is really suffering, and so have we, we are defending our leadership position. If we are strong, there is no reason for us not to grow.

4. Lawrence Norden:

   I dont think we should be waiting until we have the successful attack to be defending ourselves. We wouldnt say we dont need an army anymore because nobodys attacked the United States recently, and Id say the same thing goes for election security. We know there are vulnerabilities in our election systems.

5. Nicole Neily:

   Parents Defending Education is thrilled that Wellesley Public Schools has agreed to respect both the First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of its students going forward. This settlement sends a clear message that racially segregating students in public schools is wrong – and there will be consequences. We have spent decades teaching our kids that racial segregation was and will always be wrong. We will not tolerate a return to segregation in 2022.