Synonyms for Defiant:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • defiant,
  • noncompliant.
  •audacious (adjective)
  • in solent,
  • insolent,
  • dis respectful,
  • dis-respectful,
  • shameless,
  • in-solent,
  • nervy.
  •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.
  •brazen (adjective)
  • 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.
  •counteractive (adjective)
  • challenging,
  • opposing,
  • counteractive,
  • contradictory,
  • Neutralizing.
  •defiant (adjective)
  • dissenting,
  • daring,
  • factious,
  • stubborn,
  • insurgent,
  • obstinate,
  • conflicting,
  • confrontational.
  •disobedient (adjective)
  • Disobeying,
  • contrary,
  • Misbehaving,
  • treasonous,
  • disobedient,
  • disloyal,
  • traitorous,
  • treacherous,
  • unmanageable,
  • undisciplined,
  • out of control,
  • Disregardful,
  • intractable,
  • subversive,
  • unruly,
  • wayward,
  • mischievous,
  • nonconformist,
  • ungovernable.
  •disobedient, disregardful (adjective)
  • sassy,
  • refractory,
  • provocative,
  • aggressive.
  •gutsy (adjective)
  • L,
  • more l,
  • most l.
  •insolent (adjective)
  • outrageous,
  • flagrant,
  • contemptuous,
  • brash,
  • disrespectful,
  • sacrilegious,
  • outspoken,
  • arrogant,
  • impertinent,
  • discourteous,
  • mouthy,
  • derisive,
  • sarcastic,
  • saucy,
  • irreverent,
  • cheeky,
  • presumptuous,
  • callous,
  • impolite,
  • rude,
  • candid.
  •insubordinate (adjective)
  • most dissentious,
  • in-subordinate,
  • dis-obedient,
  • dis affected,
  • in tractable,
  • un governable,
  • most uncomplying,
  • fractious,
  • in-tractable,
  • in subordinate,
  • un-governable,
  • dis-orderly,
  • un-compliant,
  • un-complying,
  • more uncomplying,
  • dis-affected,
  • un compliant,
  • dis obedient,
  • more dissentious,
  • un complying,
  • dis orderly.
  •ironic (adjective)
  • ironic.
  •ironic/ironical (adjective)
  • most double edged,
  • in congruous,
  • most doubleedged,
  • more double-edged,
  • more ironic,
  • quickwitted,
  • most double-edged,
  • satiric,
  • scathing,
  • more paradoxical,
  • most jibing,
  • double edged,
  • quick witted,
  • most paradoxical,
  • most chaffing,
  • more double edged,
  • mordant,
  • more satiric,
  • wry,
  • un-complimentary,
  • most uncomplimentary,
  • most ironical,
  • in-congruous,
  • more uncomplimentary,
  • mocking,
  • more chaffing,
  • un complimentary,
  • most backbiting,
  • more doubleedged,
  • doubleedged,
  • more backbiting,
  • more jibing.
  •mutinous (adjective)
  • un manageable,
  • more insurrectionary,
  • most anarchistic,
  • un-manageable,
  • more rioting,
  • most rioting,
  • dis-loyal,
  • dis loyal,
  • more anarchistic,
  • most insurrectionary.
  •oppositional (adjective)
  • Counteracting,
  • antagonizing,
  • counterattacking,
  • repressing,
  • hindering,
  • crossing,
  • protesting,
  • repelling,
  • Rebuffing,
  • Disputing,
  • oppositional,
  • Suppressing,
  • impeding,
  • obstructive,
  • Repulsing,
  • Resisting,
  • inhibiting,
  • interfering,
  • Objecting.
  •pugnacious (adjective)
  • hottempered,
  • ready to fight,
  • have bone to pick,
  • self-assertive,
  • have a bone to pick,
  • itching to fight.
  •rebellious (adjective)
  • most attacking,
  • individualistic,
  • more attacking,
  • more sabotaging,
  • in-corrigible,
  • most sabotaging,
  • in corrigible.
  •recalcitrant (adjective)
  • 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.
  •resistant (adjective)
  • un yielding,
  • un-yielding.
  •scornful (adjective)
  • more belittling,
  • most belittling.
  •truculent (adjective)
  • 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.
  •undisciplined (adjective)
  • in-consistent,
  • un-governed,
  • un-disciplined,
  • lacking self control,
  • un governed,
  • un-restrained,
  • lacking selfcontrol,
  • un trained,
  • un-trained,
  • non compliant,
  • in consistent,
  • un disciplined.
  •unwilling (adjective)
  • unwilling,
  • unhelpful,
  • indisposed,
  • loath,
  • disinclined,
  • averse,
  • opposed,
  • hesitant,
  • unconsenting,
  • irreconcilable,
  • squeamish,
  • reluctant,
  • unyielding,
  • non-consenting,
  • balky,
  • noncooperative,
  • uncooperative.

• n.

  •
  • lawless,
  • uncontrollable.
  •
  • resist.
  •defiant (noun)
  • obstreperous,
  • resistive.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • contumacious.
  •Other relevant words:
  • wild,
  • inflexible,
  • complete,
  • bad,
  • perverse,
  • minatory,
  • immovable,
  • wilful,
  • inconsiderate,
  • glaring,
  • headstrong,
  • insurrectionary,
  • stormy,
  • obdurate,
  • unregulated,
  • awful,
  • barefaced,
  • restive,
  • beyond control,
  • open,
  • incorrigible,
  • bumptious,
  • ill-behaved,
  • difficult,
  • stiff,
  • minacious,
  • firm,
  • abusive,
  • conspicuous,
  • derelict,
  • unbending,
  • tumultuous,
  • turbulent,
  • self-willed,
  • irrepressible,
  • rebel,
  • out of hand,
  • unmalleable,
  • disdainful,
  • delinquent,
  • remiss,
  • Predicting,
  • gross,
  • unaffected,
  • cruel,
  • shocking,
  • monstrous,
  • impervious,
  • threatening,
  • uncompliant,
  • in terrorem,
  • comminatory,
  • insurrectional,
  • impudent,
  • stroppy,
  • willful,
  • antagonistic,
  • arrant,
  • insurrectionist,
  • reprehensible,
  • badly behaved,
  • brassy,
  • indocile,
  • infamous,
  • unabashed,
  • Incompliant,
  • contemptible,
  • Renitent,
  • blatant,
  • Breachy,
  • egregious,
  • flagitious,
  • nefarious,
  • adamant,
  • out-and-out,
  • riotous,
  • villainous,
  • hostile,
  • cocky,
  • awkward,
  • shrewish,
  • heinous,
  • notorious,
  • belligerent,
  • chutzpadik,
  • rank,
  • obvious,
  • scandalous,
  • atrocious,
  • wicked,
  • indomitable,
  • ominous,
  • Insuppressible,
  • pert,
  • utter,
  • disorderly,
  • spunky,
  • unsubmissive,
  • menacing,
  • ornery,
  • violent,
  • naughty,
  • forward,
  • untamable,
  • Defying,
  • tempestuous,
  • undutiful,
  • Against.

Paraphrases for Defiant:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    aggressive, arrogant.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    angry.
  • Proper noun, singular
    defies.

Antonyms for Defiant:

• adj.

  • all
    compliant.
  • disobedient, disregardful
    subordinating, respectful, obedient, acquiescent, submissive, Submitting.
  • 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.

Homophones for Defiant:

• duty-bound, data point, Dubonnet, definite, deaf-mute, dative bond, defend, defined, deviant, depend, Divine Unity, dew point, deafened, deepened, dip into, divinity, deboned, deep-mined, deponent.