The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DEFENDED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1958.
Maintained against force crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DEFENDED | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Maintained against force
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- war
- qar
- armed
- push
- tenable
- lie
- lies
- lir
- maintain
- maintaining
- national guard
- effort
Crossword Answer definitions
DEFENDED verb- To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
- To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
- To call a raise from the big blind.
- To ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
- To prevent, to keep (from doing something).
- To prohibit, forbid.
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