2 entries found for defensive.
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Function: adjective
Text: intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression <a defensive alliance against the aggressors>
Synonyms protective, self-protective
Related Words deterrent, preventive; safe, secure
Near Antonyms aggressive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike
Antonyms offensive