Antonym: aggressive, offensive. Similar words: offensive, defense, extensive, comprehensive, defender, defendant, sensitive, offense. Meaning: [-sɪv] 
n. an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'). adj. 1. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack 2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 3. serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting.
n. an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'). adj. 1. intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack 2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing 3. serving as or appropriate for defending or protecting. 
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61. If you're a defensive player spearmen are particularly useful.
62. Our defensive backs have played very well.
63. Louis Rams for defensive lineman Sean Gilbert.
64. Brackens is the best rusher in the defensive line.
65. You can re- create a rundown play involving four different defensive players and still have ample opportunity to observe the next pitch.
66. During a commercial break, we met another lovely and somebody who plays defensive back engaged in witty banter.
67. Either polyunsaturated fatty acids enhanced mucosal resistance or the oleic acid supplement weakened the defensive mechanisms.
68. It was also probably in part a defensive measure on the part of the ego itself.
69. He was the Seahawks' defensive coordinator for three years, and last season, he was defensive coordinator at Tampa Bay.
70. Washington has seen playing time as a reserve at both defensive end and tackle.
71. A dominating defensive player[Sentence dictionary], the 34-year-old Mutombo also has been extremely durable.
72. A wonderful defensive move which prevents ... b5 even though in other respects the rook lands on a rather clumsy square.
73. The 49ers had defensive tackle Chris Zorich in for a tryout Thursday.
74. As defensive coordinator of the Falcons he called for single coverage on Bruce last week.
75. The Raiders effectively rotated defensive linemen in the first half, keeping fresh players on the field.
76. Every angry explosion makes everyone around us either defensive or angry and gives them permission to vent their anger, too.
77. There are few defensive backs who are expected to make immediate impact.
78. This may mean becoming even more rigid and defensive about receiving help.
79. But neither do we have to be defensive if they occasionally have a valid criticism.
80. They were defensive about the taunts of critics who branded them with the photographic label.
81. Later, he gave me a chance to be a defensive coordinator, and I had no experience at that, either.
82. The enterprise then assumes a defensive posture that offers little true protection and scant opportunity for improvement and growth.
83. At Ohio State, Pace flattened defensive line men with regularity.
84. Stanford defensive end Kailee Wong recorded a late fourth-quarter safety for the second straight week....
85. The Labour leadership has taken a typically defensive position on the politics of the war.
86. Midlands have little form and against the South showed a defensive bias and no discernible pattern.
87. Greene gave the 49ers five defensive linemen who had to play.
88. This is particularly true for a defensive system based on comparatively small, independent units, armed with short-range weapons.
89. The Raiders have grown accustomed to their defensive problems by now.
90. Jacksonville defensive end Jeff Lagemann left the game in the second quarter with a sprained knee....
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