DEFENSIVENESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEFENSIVENESS?

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Associations of "Defensiveness" (30 Words)

armament	Weaponry used by military or naval force. Instruments of disarmament rather than of armament.
arms	Distinctive emblems or devices originally borne on shields in battle and now forming the heraldic insignia of families, corporations, or countries. Arms and ammunition.
battlefield	The piece of ground on which a battle is or was fought. The battlefields of the Great War.
blockade	Impose a blockade on. They voted to lift the blockade of major railway junctions.
circumvention	The action of overcoming a problem or difficulty, typically in a clever and surreptitious way. Circumvention of the rules undermines any fairness.
fortification	Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it. The building and maintenance of fortifications.
gun	A professional killer who uses a gun. He gunned the car away from the kerb.
intercept	An act or instance of intercepting something. A second prism can be swung in to intercept the light beam.
machiavellian	A follower of Machiavelli’s principles.
maneuver	A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill. He made a great maneuver.
military	The military forces of a nation. Their military is the largest in the region.
moat	Surround a place with a moat.
munition	Military weapons ammunition equipment and stores. Munition factories.
naval	Connected with or belonging to or used in a navy. A naval base.
obstructionist	Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take.
ordnance	Military supplies. Unexploded ordnance.
ploy	A maneuver in a game or conversation. The president has dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time.
prevent	(of God) go before (someone) with spiritual guidance and help. Action must be taken to prevent further accidents.
protective	Solicitously caring or mindful. Protective tariffs.
siege	The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack. Two cult members have died so far in the four day siege.
stratagem	A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end. A series of devious stratagems.
strategically	With regard to strategy. Violence was deployed strategically.
tackle	An act of playing the ball, or attempting to do so, when it is in the possession of an opponent. He tackled well and covered expertly.
tactic	A plan for attaining a particular goal. The minority attempted to control the Council by a delaying tactic.
tactics	A plan for attaining a particular goal.
turret	A low armoured tower, typically one that revolves, for a gun and gunners in a ship, aircraft, fort, or tank. A castle with fairy tale turrets.
unbeatable	Not able to be defeated or bettered in a contest or commercial market. The team is unbeatable.
wall	Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect. Competition was pushing them to the wall.
warfare	Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict. Guerrilla warfare.
wiretap	The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information. Illegal wiretaps of leading politicians.