Defensive form Synonyms

Definitions for Defensive


  • (adjective) intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression
  • (noun) a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attack
  • (noun) an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')

Definitions for Form


  • (verb) to take on a definite form
  • (verb) to be all the substance of
  • (verb) to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials