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[ dih-fahy-uhnt ] / dɪˈfaɪ ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR defiant ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecharacterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging: a defiant attitude. Origin of defiantFirst recorded in 1830–40; from French défiant, Old French, present participle of defier “to challenge, defy”; see defy, -ant SYNONYMS FOR defiantinsubordinate, contumacious, refractory, recalcitrant, rebellious, insolent; daring. SEE SYNONYMS FOR defiant ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR defiantobedient. SEE ANTONYMS FOR defiant ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM defiantde·fi·ant·ly, adverbde·fi·ant·ness, nounhalf-de·fi·ant, adjectivenon·de·fi·ant, adjective non·de·fi·ant·ness, nouno·ver·de·fi·ant, adjectiveo·ver·de·fi·ant·ness, nounqua·si-de·fi·ant, adjectiveun·de·fi·ant, adjective Words nearby defiantdeferred share, defervesce, defervescence, deffo, defiance, defiant, defiantly, defiber, defibered, defiberize, defibrate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for defiantCoursing beneath the polished surface of the love poems is something deep, dark, and defiant. Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Shultz, who left the meeting early, told aides the president was “defiant” about going forward. How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST AJAM chief executive officer Ehab Al Shihabi struck a defiant note. Outrage After Egypt Jails Journalists: ‘This Is a Crime Against the Media as a Whole,’ Says Al Jazeera Chief|Lloyd Grove|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Up from vicious poverty, abuse, and segregation, Holiday was a defiant and challenging presence. Audra for the Win: Why Audra McDonald Must Win Tony for Best Actress|Daniel Gross|June 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Rep. John C. Fleming has anything to do with it, the answer will be a defiant “no.” Will Congress Back Medical Marijuana?|Abby Haglage|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The feelings of people are expressed with the same kind of defiant individualism as are their tastes. The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. II (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton But now the pack began to rouse up and show its rage under the calm, careless, defiant contempt with which it was being treated. The Lost Middy|George Manville Fenn He had the manner of the defiant male lured from behind his defenses into the open against his will. The Way of Ambition|Robert Hichens There was still time, they reasoned, for Mr. Frick to withdraw his defiant ultimatum. Homestead|Arthur G. Burgoyne The defiant ring of this abrupt question brought Bea to her sense of the situation. Beatrice Leigh at College|Julia Augusta Schwartz
British Dictionary definitions for defiant
adjectivemarked by resistance or bold opposition, as to authority; challenging Derived forms of defiantdefiantly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to defiantaggressive, audacious, bold, contumacious, daring, gutsy, insolent, insubordinate, mutinous, obstinate, provocative, rebellious, recalcitrant, reckless, refractory, resistant, sassy, truculent, resistive, challenging |