defense Synonyms

vindication denial safeguard bastion security shield bulwark justification rampart fortress fortification cover defence stronghold demurrer resistance Defense Department Department of Defense refutation armor protection rejoinder plea defense mechanism wall weir rebuttal reason rationalization support surrejoinder theodicy vallation weaponry rationale ward stockfish stand repulse repelling safeness safety secureness senate self-defence refuge self-renunciation redoubt shelter self-defense