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1. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.
Synonyms
- defense
- team
- defending team
Antonyms
- offense
- slow
- fast
- movableness
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Rhymes with Defence
- misrepresents
- nondefense
- commonsense
- suspense
- pretense
- expense
- dispense
- condense
- intense
- incense
- defense
- commence
- whence
- spens
- spence
- offense
- immense
- ferenc
- thence
- tense
- sense
- pense
- pence
- hense
- hence
- dense
- cents
- bence
How do you pronounce defence?
Pronounce defence as dɪˈfɛns.
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Sentences with defence
1. Noun, singular or mass
Do not appear in court without a valid defence for why you broke the terms of your lease.
Quotes about defence
1. Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can’t touch and see.
- C.S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters
2. Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
2. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] protection from harm.
Synonyms
- defense
Antonyms
- stabilization
- dormant
3. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
Synonyms
- chemical defense
- BW defense
- biological defense
- deliberate defence
- air defense
- hasty defence
- biodefense
- defense
- biological warfare defense
- biodefence
- chemical defence
- deliberate defense
- stand
- umbrella
- hasty defense
- defensive measure
- BW defence
- biological warfare defence
- biological defence
- military action
- mining
- minelaying
Antonyms
- inactiveness
- inaction
- defense
- forbid
4. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the defendant and his legal advisors collectively.
Synonyms
- accumulation
- defense team
- assemblage
- defense
- defense lawyers
- collection
Antonyms
- involvement
- engagement
- participation
- natural object
5. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.
Synonyms
- defense
Antonyms
- sink
- source
6. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
Synonyms
- organisation
- bastion
- defense
- defence force
- organization
Antonyms
- decrement
- devolution
- ride
- union
7. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.
Synonyms
- denial
- trial
- due process
- defense
- due process of law
- entrapment
Antonyms
- disallow
- lie
- sit
- sit down
8. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] a structure used to defend against attack.
Synonyms
- cheval-de-frise
- fort
- line of defence
- chevaux-de-frise
- fortification
- fastness
- munition
- stronghold
- defense
- defensive structure
- construction
- outwork
- line of defense
- fortress
Antonyms
- yield
- surrender
- change
- fauna
9. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the justification for some act or belief.
Synonyms
- apologia
- apology
- self-justification
- exculpation
- justification
- alibi
- defense
- excuse
Antonyms
- noncomprehensive
- normality
- affirmative
- evolution
10. defence
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.
Synonyms
- confutation
- defense
- rebuttal
- refutation
Antonyms
- increment
- irreversible process
- reversible process
- decrease