defense Synonyms

refutation Department of Defense defense mechanism defence vindication denial demurrer Defense Department self-defence self-defense self-renunciation senate shelter wall shield stockfish stronghold support surrejoinder theodicy vallation security secureness precaution preservation pretext propugn protecting protection rampart rationale rationalization reason rebuttal redoubt rejoinder resistance safeguard safeness safety pleading ward weaponry busman Rock of Gibraltar candida self-protection countermeasure unmilitary Haganah