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Showing words for DEFENSIVE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Defensive

defensive

7 Letter Words for Defensive

defeise, defense, defines, deveins, devisee, endives, fensive, vendees

6 Letter Words for Defensive

deeves, defies, define, denies, desine, devein, devise, dienes, disfen, eevens, endive, envied, envies, evened, feesed, fiends, infeed, neesed, neives, nieves, seenie, seined, sendee, sieved, veined, vendee, vendis, venise, viseed

5 Letter Words for Defensive

deens, deeve, deevs, defis, denes, dense, diene, dines, dives, eeven, eevns, eneid, evene, evens, evese, feeds, feese, fends, fenis, fides, fiend, finds, fined, fines, fives, fnese, indef, insee, needs, neese, neifs, neive, neves, nevis, nides, niefs, nieve, nifes, sdein, seine, seven, sieve, sined, sneed, snide, veins, vends, venie, vined, vines, vised, visne

4 Letter Words for Defensive

deen, dees, deev, defi, defs, deis, dene, deni, dens, desi, deve, devi, devs, dies, difs, dine, dins, dive, divs, eden, eevn, eide, eine, ende, ends, ened, enes, ense, esne, even, eves, fedn, feds, feed, fees, feis, fend, feni, fens, fide, fids, fied, fies, find, fine, fins, fise, five, idee, ides, ieee, inde, isdn, ised, neds, need, nefs, neif, nese, neve, nevi, nide, nids, nied, nief, nies, nife, seed, seen, seif, send, sene, seve, side, sien, sife, sind, sine, sned, snee, veen, vees, vein, vend, vese, vide, vids, vied, vies, vine, vins, vise

3 Letter Words for Defensive

dee, def, dei, den, des, dev, die, dif, din, dis, div, eds, een, efs, end, ene, ens, env, esd, ese, eve, fed, fee, fei, fen, fes, fid, fie, fin, ide, ids, ife, ifs, ind, inf, ins, inv, ise, isn, ive, ned, nee, nef, nei, nid, nie, nis, sed, see, sei, sen, sie, sif, sin, vee, vei, vid, vie, vin, vis

Definitions for Defensive

[1] serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
[2] made or carried on for the purpose of resisting attack: defensive treaty; a defensive attitude.
[3] of or relating to defense.
[4] (of stocks, securities, etc.) able to provide moderately steady growth with minimal risk: The bank has put a large percentage of its assets in defensive rather than growth stocks. considered stable and relatively safe for investment, especially during a decline in the economy.
[5] excessively concerned with guarding against the real or imagined threat of criticism, injury to one's ego, or exposure of one's shortcomings.
[6] a position or attitude of defense: to be on the defensive about one's mistakes.
[7] Obsolete . something that serves to defend.
[8] intended, suitable, or done for defence, as opposed to offence
[9] rejecting criticisms of oneself or covering up one's failings
[10] a position of defence
[11] on the defensive in an attitude or position of defence, as in being ready to reject criticism

Words related to Defensive

opposing, conservative, preservative, thwarting, preventive, uptight, arresting, resistive, balking, frustrating, guarding, interrupting, protecting, withstanding

Words nearby Defensive

defenestration, defense, defense mechanism, defenseman, defensible, defensive, defensive back, defensive circle, defensive driving, defensive medicine, defer

Origin of Defensive

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin dēfēnsīvus (see defense, -ive); replacing Middle English defensif < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above

Other words from Defensive

de·fen·sive·ly , adverb
de·fen·sive·ness , noun
non·de·fen·sive , adjective
non·de·fen·sive·ly , adverb
non·de·fen·sive·ness , noun
o·ver·de·fen·sive , adjective
o·ver·de·fen·sive·ly , adverb
o·ver·de·fen·sive·ness , noun
sem·i·de·fen·sive , adjective
sem·i·de·fen·sive·ly , adverb
sem·i·de·fen·sive·ness , noun
un·de·fen·sive , adjective
un·de·fen·sive·ly , adverb
un·de·fen·sive·ness , noun

Synonyms for Defensive

opposing, averting, conservative, foiling, forestalling, preservative, preventive, thwarting, arresting, balking, checking, coping with, defending, frustrating, guarding, in opposition, interrupting, protecting, resistive, safeguarding, uptight, warding off, withstanding