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DEFENDED Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word defended. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For DEFENDED

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abandoned
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• forsaken by owner or inhabitants

• unrestrained and uninhibited

defenseless
adjectiveadj
adverb

• without defense

adjective satellite

• lacking protection or support

• having no protecting or concealing cover

• lacking weapons for self-defense

exposed
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• with no protection or shield

• not covered with clothing

unguarded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking protection or a guard

• displaying or feeling no wariness

unprotected
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking protection or defense

vulnerable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• susceptible to attack

adjective satellite

• susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation

• capable of being wounded or hurt

attacked
verbv
noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• an offensive move in a sport or game

• intense adverse criticism

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of attacking

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

• strong criticism

verb

• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

• attack in speech or writing

• take the initiative and go on the offensive

• attack someone physically or emotionally

• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

• begin to injure

surrendered
verbv
noun

• acceptance of despair

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the delivery of a principal into lawful custody

• the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)

verb

• give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another

• relinquish possession or control over

susceptive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• Susceptible

• Receptive

yielded
verbv
noun

• production of a certain amount

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• an amount of a product

• the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

verb

• be the cause or source of

• end resistance, as under pressure or force

• give or supply

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• give in, as to influence or pressure

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• be willing to concede

• be fatally overwhelmed

• bring in

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• cease opposition; stop fighting

• consent reluctantly

attack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• an offensive move in a sport or game

• intense adverse criticism

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of attacking

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

• strong criticism

verb

• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

• attack in speech or writing

• take the initiative and go on the offensive

• attack someone physically or emotionally

• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

• begin to injure

prosecute
verbv
verb

• conduct a prosecution in a court of law

• bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

• carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Alternatives for ABANDONED

Alternatives for DEFENSELESS

Alternatives for EXPOSED

Alternatives for UNGUARDED

Alternatives for UNPROTECTED

Alternatives for VULNERABLE

Alternatives for ATTACKED

Alternatives for SURRENDERED

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