ANTI-TAKEOVER DEFENSE Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase anti-takeover defense. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| countermeasure | nounn | |||||
noun • an action taken to offset another action | ||||||
| protection | nounn | |||||
noun • the activity of protecting someone or something • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury • defense against financial failure; financial independence • the condition of being protected • kindly endorsement and guidance • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||||||
| safeguard | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. • a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war verb • make safe • escort safely | ||||||
| shield | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a protective covering or structure • armor carried on the arm to intercept blows • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles verb • protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm • hold back a thought or feeling about | ||||||
| deterrents | nounn | |||||
noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress adjective satellite • tending to deter | ||||||
| measures | nounn | |||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a statute in draft before it becomes law • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance verb • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of • express as a number or measure or quantity • have certain dimensions • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||||||
| precautions | nounn | |||||
noun • a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. • the trait of practicing caution in advance • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | ||||||
