WordNet: defensive
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
- also see protective
- similar to antiaircraft
- similar to antisubmarine
- similar to antitank
- similar to defending
- similar to en garde
defensive
- (englanti) offensive (antonym)
- (englanti) defend (derivationally related)
- (englanti) defend (derivationally related)
- (suomi) puolustus- (synonyymi)