What is another word for defiant?
179 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ d_ɪ_f_ˈaɪə_n_t], [ dɪfˈa͡ɪ͡ənt], [ dɪfˈaɪənt]Table of Contents
Similar words for defiant:- all (adjective)
- audacious (adjective)
- brave (adjective)
- brazen (adjective)
- counteractive (adjective)
- defiant (adjective)
- disobedient (adjective)
- disobedient, disregardful (adjective)
- gutsy (adjective)
- pugnacious (adjective)
- rebellious (adjective)
- recalcitrant (adjective)
- resistant (adjective)
- scornful (adjective)
- truculent (adjective)
- undisciplined (adjective)
- unwilling (adjective)
- defiant (noun)
- other synonyms
Definition for Defiant:
Synonyms for Defiant:
adj.
•all (adjective) •audacious (adjective) •brave (adjective)- Unblenching,
- hardy,
- chin-up,
- stouthearted,
- reckless,
- unafraid,
- Unfearful,
- fearless,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- stalwart,
- valorous,
- chivalrous,
- stouter,
- intrepid,
- gallant,
- valiant,
- bold,
- undismayed,
- herolike,
- Undauntable,
- undaunted,
- gutsy,
- confident,
- heroic.
- most smart ass,
- more smart-ass,
- in-decent,
- indecent,
- more smart ass,
- over-bold,
- most smart-ass,
- flip,
- more smartass,
- more overbold,
- un blushing,
- more hotshot,
- smartalecky,
- un-blushing,
- most overbold,
- in decent,
- most smartass,
- tawdry,
- most hotshot,
- over bold,
- flippest.
- Disobeying,
- contrary,
- Misbehaving,
- treasonous,
- disobedient,
- disloyal,
- traitorous,
- treacherous,
- unmanageable,
- undisciplined,
- out of control,
- Disregardful,
- intractable,
- subversive,
- unruly,
- wayward,
- mischievous,
- nonconformist,
- ungovernable.
- hottempered,
- ready to fight,
- have bone to pick,
- self-assertive,
- have a bone to pick,
- itching to fight.
- most attacking,
- individualistic,
- more attacking,
- more sabotaging,
- in-corrigible,
- most sabotaging,
- in corrigible.
- un-willing,
- in submissive,
- with-standing,
- un willing,
- most withstanding,
- un disciplinable,
- more undisciplinable,
- more insubmissive,
- more withstanding,
- most undisciplinable,
- un-disciplinable,
- with standing,
- most insubmissive,
- in-submissive.
- most browbeating,
- more vituperous,
- in human,
- in-humane,
- co wing,
- bad tempered,
- more browbeating,
- co-wing,
- most vituperous,
- in-human,
- more invective,
- more cowing,
- most cowing,
- most invective,
- badtempered,
- most terrorizing,
- more terrorizing.
n.
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- resist.
Other synonyms:
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- contumacious.
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Independent
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Adjective
aggressive, arrogant.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
angry.
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Proper noun, singular
defies.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Defiant:
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adj.
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all
compliant.
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disobedient, disregardful
subordinating, respectful, obedient, acquiescent, submissive, Submitting.
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Other antonyms:
courteous, governable, yielding, obliging, servile, obsequious, ruly, cooperative, mannerly, nonresistant, disciplined, lamblike, amiable, orderly, controllable, agreeable, slavish, proper, manageable, decorous, Trainable, deferential, kowtowing, polite, well-bred, subservient.
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all
Defiant Sentence Examples:
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The five hundred was all right, he says, kind of defiant.
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On and on they went, sometimes sending back a defiant yell, but for the most part riding silently.