Synonyms for fend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fend |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɛnd |
Top 10 synonyms for fend Other synonyms for the word fend
Définition of fend
Origin :- late 13c., shortening of defend. To fend for oneself (1620s) is to see to one's own defense. Related: Fended; fending.
- verb defend
- He has not put us into His Universe and left us to fend for ourselves.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- I must tell you this: If you do this mad thing, you fend for yourself.
- Extract from : « The Eldest Son (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- There were six of them, and after the death of her husband she had to fend for all.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- You know I am not particularly tender; I've had to strike and to fend off.
- Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
- "I don't know what you are talking about," I bluntly tried to fend off his implications.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- Teddy's duties would for the most part be to fend off from threatening rocks.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay » by G. Harvey Ralphson
- Old Trull and Bonney caught up the pike-poles to fend off with.
- Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
- Insensibility was very near now, but with all the will that was hers she struggled to fend it off.
- Extract from : « The Yellow Claw » by Sax Rohmer
- There is always a score of men on board to steer and fend off the boat with poles.
- Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
- Am I responsible for those too shiftless to fend for themselves?
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
Antonyms for fend
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