All fend synonyms

verb fend

• dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
• secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
• bulwark — A bulwark against something protects you against it. A bulwark of something protects it.
• screen — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
• cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
• parry — to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert.
• resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
• guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
• repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
• shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
• defend — If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.