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defiant
de·fi·ant D0092900 (dĭ-fī′ənt)adj. Marked by defiance; boldly resisting.
de·fi′ant·ly adv.defiant (dɪˈfaɪənt) adjmarked by resistance or bold opposition, as to authority; challenging deˈfiantly advde•fi•ant (dɪˈfaɪ ənt)
adj. showing defiance; bold. [1830–40; < French défiant, Old French, present participle of defier to defy; see -ant] de•fi′ant•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | defiant - boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"noncompliantdifficult, unmanageable - hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation"disobedient - not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"insubordinate - not submissive to authority; "a history of insubordinate behavior"; "insubordinate boys"intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal"unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"compliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" |
defiantadjective resisting, challenging, rebellious, daring, aggressive, hostile, bold, provocative, audacious, recalcitrant, antagonistic, obstinate, insolent, truculent, uncooperative, mutinous, disobedient, refractory, insubordinate, non-compliant, contumacious Despite the risk of suspension, he remained defiant.
cowardly, respectful, meek, obedient, submissivedefiantadjectiveMarked by defiance:contumacious, recalcitrant.Translationsdefiance (diˈfaiəns) noun open disobedience; challenging or opposition. He went in defiance of my orders. 挑戰，違抗 挑战，违抗 deˈfiant adjective hostile; showing or feeling defiance. a defiant attitude. 挑戰的，公然違抗的 挑战的，公然违抗的 deˈfiantly adverb 對抗地，挑釁地 对抗地，挑战地 EncyclopediaSeeDefiancedefiant
Synonyms for defiantadj resistingSynonyms- resisting
- challenging
- rebellious
- daring
- aggressive
- hostile
- bold
- provocative
- audacious
- recalcitrant
- antagonistic
- obstinate
- insolent
- truculent
- uncooperative
- mutinous
- disobedient
- refractory
- insubordinate
- non-compliant
- contumacious
Antonyms- cowardly
- respectful
- meek
- obedient
- submissive
Synonyms for defiantadj marked by defianceSynonymsSynonyms for defiantadj boldly resisting authority or an opposing forceSynonymsRelated Words- difficult
- unmanageable
- disobedient
- insubordinate
- intractable
- unwilling
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