Defensive
Defensive adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
Foiling and defensive are semantically related. in protective topic. In some cases you can use "Foiling" instead an adjective "Defensive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conservative and defensive
- conservative and foiling
- guard and defensive
- guard and foiling
- protecting and defensive
- protecting and foiling
- in opposition and defensive
- in opposition and foiling
- counter and defensive
- counter and foiling
- opposing and defensive
- opposing and foiling
- defending and defensive
- defending and foiling
Both words in one sentence
- Their (entirely defensive) magic is awarded to them by a Celestial Bureaucracy called the Accounting Office, as payment for their work foiling the eternal threat of the Dark Powers.
Source: Our Mages Are Different
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Foiling and Defensive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensive/foiling
Defensive & Foiling. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensive/foiling>.
Foiling or Defensive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defensive/foiling.
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