Ant. Satisfaction; appearance, plea; maintenance, supply; presence.
Defeat. Overthrow, frustration, discomfiture.
Ant. Success, triumph, victory.
Defect. Fault, flaw, imperfection; omission, want, shortcoming.
Ant. Emendation, perfection; supply, sufficiency.
Defense. Apology, justification, vindication; shelter, shield, protection, guard, resistance, rampart, fortress, safeguard, bulwark.
Ant. Surrender, betrayal, exposure, hazard; challenge.
Defer. Delay, postpone, procrastinate, adjourn, put off; yield to, respect.
Ant. Hasten, hurry, expedite, quicken, overdrive; slight, disregard.
Deference. Respect, consideration, esteem, veneration, homage.