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defensive synonyms

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[ UK /dɪfˈɛnsɪv/ ]
[ US /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ ]
Synonyms
protective protecting defending opposing wary guarded frustrating preventive irritable watchful arresting prickly unfriendly shielding touchy averting resistive thwarting forestalling foiling armored balking
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