Synonyms for defense

(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (noun)

• defence

(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun)

the justification for some act or belief (noun)

• vindication

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun)

the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States (noun)

• dod

the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun)

the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun)

• refutation

an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun)

a structure used to defend against attack (noun)

a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun)

• denial
• demurrer