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defended

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /dɪˈfend/
    • /dɪˈfend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /dɪˈfend/

Definition of defended word

  • noun defended Simple past tense and past participle of defend. 1

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Parts of speech for Defended

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

defended popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

defended usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for defended

adjective defended

  • fortified — to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works.
  • walled — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
  • protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
  • secured — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.

Antonyms for defended

verb defended

  • dispraised — Simple past tense and past participle of dispraise.
  • forwent — simple past tense of forgo.
  • fulminated — Simple past tense and past participle of fulminate.
  • implicated — to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
  • imputed — estimated to have a certain cash value, although no money has been received or credited.

Top questions with defended

  • who defended oj simpson?
  • who defended oj?
  • who defended the british soldiers involved in the boston massacre?
  • who defended john scopes in the 1925 trial?
  • who defended the scottsboro boys?
  • how was the great wall defended?
  • how was the great wall of china defended?
  • how was the wall defended?
  • who defended the british soldiers in the boston massacre?
  • how many people defended the alamo?
  • how were castles defended in medieval times?
  • how many men defended the alamo?

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