defensive
Intended for defence; protective.
Example
“a defensive perimeter”
Other meanings
Intended to deter attack.
“a defensive missile system”
Performed so as to minimise risk.
“defensive driving”
Antonyms
- offensive
Related words
- counterdefensive
- cyberdefensive
- defensively
- defensiveness
- hyperdefensive
- immunodefensive
- indefensive
- nondefensive
- overdefensive
- undefensive
- defensive line of scrimmage
- defensive lineman
Where this comes from
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