Defense
Defense noun - The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.
Usage example: in defense he said the other man started it
Refutation is a synonym for defense. In some cases you can use "Refutation" instead a noun "Defense".
Refutation
Refutation noun - The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.
Usage example: his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- response and defense
- response and refutation
- argument and defense
- argument and refutation
- return and defense
- return and refutation
- explanation and defense
- explanation and refutation
- justification and defense
- justification and refutation
- plea and defense
- plea and refutation
- retort and defense
- retort and refutation
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Refutation and Defense. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defense/refutation
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