Synonyms & related words for defenses

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Words related to defenses

Explore words related to defenses — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include defensive, defensively, defenders, fortifications, defensiveness, defending, demurrer, outguard. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does defenses come from?

The word defenses breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fens-, from Latin fendo (“strike, ward off”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.