Synonyms of fending

fending

verb

present participle of fend

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from

learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• defending
• guarding
• shielding
• safeguarding
• warding
• securing
• keeping
• preventing
• fencing
• saving
• covering
• screening
• resisting
• forfending
• averting
• bulwarking
• withstanding
• opposing
• preserving
• conserving
• fighting
• standing up for
• warring
• battling
• contending
• walling
• buffering
• picketing
• palisading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assaulting
• assailing
• bombarding
• storming
• submitting
• besieging
• besetting
• overrunning
• yielding
• caving
• capitulating