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28 Synonyms & Antonyms for ON THE DEFENSIVE | Thesaurus.com

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on the defensive

adverb as in defensively

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Vanderbilt’s only bucket came on an offensive rebound, but he had three steals and four rebounds, extending possessions on the offensive end and closing them out on the defensive side.

On the defensive side, Bobby Brown III is a pending free agent.

At a time when the former president was still on the defensive about Jan. 6, the Justice Department followed a bottom-up strategy targeting more than 1,500 rioters in its largest criminal investigation ever.

Officials have been on the defensive amid mounting anger at how hydrants ran dry as firefighters struggled to contain the fast-moving blazes.

From BBC

“Because of the youth we have on the defensive side of the ball, I think it’s good to be able to keep some opportunities for guys to play,” McVay said, “but maybe not the amount of workload that you’re accustomed to with some of the main cast of characters.”

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