Defensive vanguard 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 Vanguard


  • (noun) the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts
  • (noun) the leading or most important part of a movement
  • (noun) the leading units moving at the head of an army