Defends

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of defend: argues or acts in support of someone or something under attack.

“She always defends her team's decisions in meetings.”

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Synonyms

protectsguardsshieldsupholdssupports

Antonyms

attacks assailsabandons

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Wordle

Contains D twice alongside E, F, N and S, the double D is a useful pattern clue for Wordle

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Scrabble

F scores 4 and each D scores 2, the -ENDS suffix can hook onto many existing words

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Words you can make from Defends

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defend fended deeds denes dense ended feeds fends fnese needs deed dees defs dene dens eden ende ends ened ense esne fedn feds feed

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