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parrying
noun as in imperviousness
Strong matches
noun as in insusceptibility
Weak matches
- battle
- blocking
- check
- combat
- contention
- counteraction
- cover
- defiance
- detention
- fight
- friction
- halting
- hindrance
- holding
- immunity
- impedance
- impediment
- impeding
- imperviousness
- intransigence
- obstruction
- protecting
- protection
- rebuff
- refusal
- retardation
- safeguard
- screen
- shield
- stand
- striking back
- struggle
- support
- unsusceptibility
- warding off
- watch
- withstanding
noun as in renitence
Weak matches
- battle
- blocking
- check
- combat
- contention
- counteraction
- cover
- defiance
- detention
- fight
- friction
- halting
- hindrance
- holding
- impedance
- impediment
- impeding
- intransigence
- obstruction
- opposition
- protecting
- protection
- rebuff
- refusal
- renitency
- retardation
- safeguard
- screen
- shield
- stand
- striking back
- struggle
- support
- warding off
- watch
- withstanding
noun as in renitency
Weak matches
- battle
- blocking
- check
- combat
- contention
- counteraction
- cover
- defiance
- detention
- fight
- friction
- halting
- hindrance
- holding
- impedance
- impediment
- impeding
- intransigence
- obstruction
- opposition
- protecting
- protection
- rebuff
- refusal
- renitence
- retardation
- safeguard
- screen
- shield
- stand
- striking back
- struggle
- support
- warding off
- watch
- withstanding
noun as in resistance
Strongest matches
Strong matches
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Example Sentences
So in Iran's mind, presumably, it's parrying sanctions and gaining more time to develop its nuclear program.
Augereau at first confined himself to parrying, but at last, being wounded, he thrust out and killed his opponent.
He was struggling furiously now, ducking and parrying the sweep of that long, yellow arm, with which Pong sought to grasp him.
Nance's eyes met Molly's and in a flash she understood why her friend had been parrying the questions of the other girls.
One day, when least expected, a blow might fell him to the ground if he were ignorant of the art of parrying it.
He saved his life by parrying the bayonets which were thrust at him, although some of them pierced his clothes.
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On this page you'll find 205 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to parrying, such as: battle, blocking, check, combat, contention, and counteraction.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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