Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defusing

1 sense of defusing

Sense 1
deactivation, defusing -- (the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb))
       => termination, ending, conclusion -- (the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement")

Antonyms of verb defuse

1 sense of defuse

Sense 1
defuse -- (remove the triggering device from)
       Antonym of fuse (Sense 3)
      => fuse -- (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb defuse

1 sense of defuse

Sense 1
defuse -- (remove the triggering device from)
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")