Synonyms for Defy:

• n.

  •
  • shock,
  • stagger,
  • stun,
  • shake up,
  • flash mob,
  • amaze,
  • astonish,
  • astound,
  • surprise,
  • spring a surprise.
  •
  • deepen,
  • be beyond someone,
  • front,
  • obscure,
  • be (as) clear as mud,
  • confound.
  •
  • breach.
  •
  • request.
  •defiance (noun)
  • spite,
  • Factiousness,
  • rebelliousness,
  • Insurgence,
  • Impugnment,
  • impudence,
  • recalcitrance,
  • throwing of the gauntlet,
  • enjoinder.
  •defy (noun)
  • refuse,
  • hold up,
  • hold.
  •indocility (noun)
  • un controllablenesses,
  • un manageabilities,
  • un controllability,
  • un controllabilities,
  • dis-orderlinesses,
  • in-docilities,
  • in-docility,
  • un towardness,
  • in docilities,
  • un towardnesses,
  • wildnesses,
  • dis orderliness,
  • un-controllability,
  • dis orderlinesses,
  • un-manageabilities,
  • un-towardnesses,
  • un-governablenesses,
  • un-controllableness,
  • un manageability,
  • un-controllablenesses,
  • un-towardness,
  • un governablenesses,
  • un controllableness,
  • in docility,
  • un-manageability,
  • dis-orderliness,
  • un governableness,
  • un-controllabilities,
  • un-governableness.
  •intractability (noun)
  • intractability.
  •provocation (noun)
  • irkings,
  • pro-vocations,
  • vexings,
  • in-jury,
  • in juries,
  • in dignities,
  • pro vocation,
  • in jury,
  • in-dignities,
  • pro vocations,
  • pro-vocation,
  • provokings.
  •recalcitrance (noun)
  • de spites,
  • de spite,
  • despites,
  • de-spite,
  • de-spites.
  •recalcitrancy (noun)
  • recalcitrancy.
  •unruliness (noun)
  • Indocility,
  • intractableness.

• v.

  •brave (verb)
  • fly the face of,
  • out dare,
  • flying face of,
  • out-dare,
  • fly face of,
  • flying in face of,
  • flew the face of,
  • out-dared,
  • out-dares,
  • flying the face of,
  • stood to,
  • standing up to,
  • out dared,
  • flew in the face of,
  • faced off,
  • stands to,
  • out-daring,
  • flies in face of,
  • faces off,
  • stands up to,
  • out dares,
  • flies face of,
  • outdared,
  • outdaring,
  • flies the face of,
  • flying in the face of,
  • out daring,
  • flew face of,
  • flies in the face of,
  • facing off,
  • outdares,
  • flew in face of.
  •challenge (verb)
  • re claim,
  • faces down,
  • ex act,
  • made a stand,
  • making point of,
  • re quiring,
  • make point of,
  • made point of,
  • insisted upon,
  • hangs in,
  • re-quired,
  • ex acted,
  • in-quire,
  • re quire,
  • making a stand,
  • in quires,
  • asking for,
  • re claims,
  • stuck it out,
  • sticked it out,
  • faced down,
  • ex acting,
  • face music,
  • in quired,
  • re-quires,
  • made stand,
  • in quiring,
  • insists upon,
  • re quires,
  • making a point of,
  • re-claimed,
  • make stand,
  • insisting upon,
  • ex-acts,
  • hanged in,
  • makes point of,
  • ex-act,
  • asks for,
  • makes stand,
  • made a point of,
  • in-quiring,
  • calling out,
  • re quired,
  • re-quire,
  • makes a point of,
  • re claimed,
  • objecting to,
  • insisting up on,
  • making stand,
  • in-quired,
  • searches out,
  • re-claiming,
  • objects to,
  • insisted up on,
  • re-claims,
  • re-quiring,
  • ex-acting,
  • sticks it out,
  • ex acts,
  • inviting competition,
  • facing down,
  • in-quires,
  • insist up on,
  • ex-acted,
  • invites competition,
  • insists up on,
  • sticking it out,
  • re claiming,
  • makes a stand,
  • hung in,
  • invited competition,
  • in quire,
  • objected to.
  •combat (verb)
  • duelled,
  • put a fight,
  • goes against,
  • puts up a fight,
  • doth battle with,
  • goes up against,
  • does battle with,
  • puts up fight,
  • putting a fight,
  • going up against,
  • went up against,
  • shoots out,
  • put fight,
  • didst battle with,
  • putting up a fight,
  • shot it out,
  • putting fight,
  • doeth battle with,
  • crossed swords with,
  • went against,
  • puts a fight,
  • doest battle with,
  • putting up fight,
  • shoots it out,
  • dost battle with,
  • going against,
  • puts fight,
  • crossing swords with,
  • doing battle with,
  • crosses swords with,
  • shooting it out,
  • did battle with.
  •complain (verb)
  • dis-sent,
  • kicked a fuss,
  • kicks up fuss,
  • be-wailed,
  • finding fault,
  • re-pined,
  • finds fault,
  • in dict,
  • dis-agrees,
  • dis agree,
  • ex postulates,
  • makes a fuss,
  • ex-postulates,
  • re pined,
  • kicked fuss,
  • dis-agreed,
  • dis agrees,
  • pro-testing,
  • kicked up a fuss,
  • dis agreeing,
  • dis sent,
  • re pines,
  • be moan,
  • re-pines,
  • ex postulate,
  • be moaned,
  • dis-agreeing,
  • makes fuss,
  • dis approved,
  • kicked up fuss,
  • ex postulating,
  • be-moaned,
  • kick a fuss,
  • looked askance,
  • kicks fuss,
  • kicks a fuss,
  • be moaning,
  • made a fuss,
  • making a fuss,
  • kick up fuss,
  • dis-approving,
  • dis-approves,
  • pro-tested,
  • kicking a fuss,
  • in-dict,
  • dis sents,
  • be-moan,
  • sounding off,
  • dis approve,
  • be wail,
  • ex-postulating,
  • dis-sents,
  • be-wailing,
  • sounds off,
  • be wailed,
  • kicking fuss,
  • kicking up a fuss,
  • be-wail,
  • pro tested,
  • re-pine,
  • re pining,
  • pro testing,
  • dis agreed,
  • kicking up fuss,
  • looking askance,
  • took exception to,
  • taking exception to,
  • make fuss,
  • takes exception to,
  • be-wails,
  • found fault,
  • ex-postulated,
  • ex postulated,
  • be wails,
  • re pine,
  • dis approving,
  • dis-agree,
  • kick fuss,
  • be-moans,
  • be moans,
  • re-pining,
  • be wailing,
  • dis-approved,
  • dis-approve,
  • ex-postulate,
  • looks askance,
  • made fuss,
  • be-moaning,
  • kicks up a fuss,
  • dis approves,
  • sounded off,
  • making fuss.
  •confront (verb)
  • outface,
  • encounter.
  •contravene (verb)
  • dis-affirming,
  • counter acting,
  • over stepped,
  • dis-affirms,
  • in-fringing,
  • dis affirming,
  • counter-acted,
  • inter pose,
  • counter-acting,
  • in fringed,
  • conflicted with,
  • inter-feres,
  • over-steps,
  • in fringing,
  • counter-acts,
  • dis affirms,
  • counter acted,
  • inter posed,
  • in-fringed,
  • dis-affirmed,
  • infracts,
  • over-stepping,
  • in-fringes,
  • in-fracted,
  • over-stepped,
  • inter posing,
  • in-fringe,
  • inter fere,
  • in fringes,
  • dis affirmed,
  • in fringe,
  • counter act,
  • inter-fere,
  • counter-act,
  • inter-posing,
  • inter-pose,
  • inter-posed,
  • counter acts,
  • in fracted,
  • inter feres,
  • dis-affirm,
  • dis affirm,
  • conflicts with,
  • over steps,
  • over stepping,
  • conflicting with.
  •counteract (verb)
  • Counterwork,
  • tamper,
  • offset,
  • neutralize.
  •defy (verb)
  • counter,
  • dissent,
  • counteract,
  • countermand,
  • cross,
  • affront.
  •disagree (verb)
  • contend,
  • dispute,
  • reject,
  • collide,
  • argue,
  • antagonize,
  • demur,
  • bicker,
  • clash,
  • differ,
  • disagree,
  • object.
  •disobey (verb)
  • mis behaves,
  • brake rules,
  • recalcitrated,
  • dis-obeys,
  • mis-behaves,
  • taking law in to own hands,
  • rising in arms,
  • not minded,
  • took law in to hands,
  • dis-obeyed,
  • de cline,
  • not minds,
  • went counter to,
  • took law in to own hands,
  • dis obey,
  • taking law into own hands,
  • wert remiss,
  • de clines,
  • was remiss,
  • insurrecting,
  • mis-behaving,
  • dis-obey,
  • pays no attention to,
  • wast remiss,
  • mis behaved,
  • revolutioning,
  • takes law in to own hands,
  • mis-behaved,
  • take law into hands,
  • not listened,
  • dis obeys,
  • rose in arms,
  • takes law in to hands,
  • recalcitrates,
  • mis-behave,
  • rose arms,
  • payed no attention to,
  • mis behaving,
  • paid no attention to,
  • art remiss,
  • re volutions,
  • de-sert,
  • took law into hands,
  • takes law into hands,
  • insurrected,
  • breaking rules,
  • not heeds,
  • insurrects,
  • breaks rules,
  • rises in arms,
  • am remiss,
  • rising arms,
  • were remiss,
  • revolutioned,
  • took law into own hands,
  • take law in to hands,
  • dis obeyed,
  • goes counter to,
  • sets aside,
  • paying no attention to,
  • de sert,
  • dis-obeying,
  • rises arms,
  • taking law into hands,
  • going counter to,
  • mis behave,
  • recalcitrating,
  • taking law in to hands,
  • are remiss,
  • not listens,
  • dis obeying,
  • takes law into own hands,
  • de-clines,
  • broke rules,
  • rise arms,
  • is remiss,
  • being remiss,
  • re-volutions,
  • not minding,
  • take law in to own hands,
  • de-cline,
  • re-volution.
  •face (verb)
  • grappled with,
  • takes bull by the horns,
  • bitting bullet,
  • squares off,
  • bitted the bullet,
  • took the bull by horns,
  • all owing,
  • taking the bull by the horns,
  • takes bull by horns,
  • are confronted by,
  • am confronted by,
  • were confronted by,
  • took the bull by the horns,
  • running in to,
  • runs in to,
  • all-owing,
  • grapples with,
  • art confronted by,
  • take bull by horns,
  • wert confronted by,
  • takes the bull by horns,
  • all owed,
  • taking the bull by horns,
  • ran in to,
  • all-owed,
  • wast confronted by,
  • was confronted by,
  • copes with,
  • taking bull by the horns,
  • taking bull by horns,
  • took bull by horns,
  • is confronted by,
  • bitting the bullet,
  • bits the bullet,
  • run in to,
  • grappling with,
  • take the bull by horns,
  • being confronted by,
  • bitted bullet,
  • took bull by the horns,
  • bits bullet,
  • takes the bull by the horns.
  •fight (verb)
  • makes stand against,
  • light in to,
  • making a stand against,
  • up hold,
  • lighting in to,
  • up-holding,
  • lay in to,
  • exerted oneself,
  • made a stand against,
  • spares no effort,
  • lit into,
  • tangling with,
  • lighted into,
  • pushing forward,
  • tangles with,
  • puts an argument,
  • engages in,
  • putting up argument,
  • putting up an argument,
  • made stand against,
  • lit in to,
  • exerts oneself,
  • toiling on,
  • fell out,
  • lighted in to,
  • up-holds,
  • puts up an argument,
  • up-held,
  • engaging in,
  • make stand against,
  • exerting oneself,
  • up-hold,
  • up held,
  • sparing no effort,
  • up holds,
  • putting an argument,
  • taking pains,
  • toils on,
  • puts up argument,
  • lights in to,
  • up holding,
  • put an argument,
  • puts argument,
  • took pains,
  • toiled on,
  • putting argument,
  • hammering away,
  • takes pains,
  • lighting into,
  • tangled with,
  • making stand against,
  • put argument,
  • makes a stand against,
  • spared no effort,
  • lights into.
  •flout (verb)
  • dis regards,
  • de riding,
  • dis-regard,
  • de rides,
  • out raged,
  • dis regard,
  • dis-regards,
  • out-rages,
  • dis-regarded,
  • de-rides,
  • de ride,
  • out-raged,
  • de-riding,
  • out-raging,
  • thumbs nose at,
  • thumbing nose at,
  • thumbed nose at,
  • de-ride,
  • dis regarded,
  • out rages,
  • dis-regarding,
  • out raging,
  • out-rage,
  • dis regarding.
  •gamble (verb)
  • shoot moon,
  • flip coin,
  • sticked one neck out,
  • trying one's luck,
  • end angering,
  • make bet,
  • tried one luck,
  • goes for broke,
  • shot works,
  • end anger,
  • sticked ones neck out,
  • flipped coin,
  • went for broke,
  • flipping coin,
  • trying luck,
  • trust luck,
  • stuck one neck out,
  • trying one luck,
  • shoots the moon,
  • sticking neck out,
  • sticked one's neck out,
  • flipping the coin,
  • cut cards,
  • laid money on,
  • made bet,
  • takes a flyer,
  • shoots works,
  • flipped the coin,
  • lays money on,
  • cutting the cards,
  • try one luck,
  • making bet,
  • putting trust in,
  • shooting works,
  • tempted fortune,
  • flips the coin,
  • trusted to luck,
  • shooting moon,
  • shot the moon,
  • try luck,
  • shoots the works,
  • tried ones luck,
  • puts trust in,
  • bucks odds,
  • trying ones luck,
  • sticks one's neck out,
  • shoot works,
  • trusts luck,
  • take flyer,
  • shooting the works,
  • stuck neck out,
  • sticks one neck out,
  • tempts fortune,
  • end-anger,
  • takes flyer,
  • shot moon,
  • tried luck,
  • end-angering,
  • end-angers,
  • took a flyer,
  • took flyer,
  • end angered,
  • makes a bet,
  • trusted luck,
  • tries ones luck,
  • trusting luck,
  • taking flyer,
  • trusting to luck,
  • tries one luck,
  • bucked odds,
  • tries one's luck,
  • tries luck,
  • buck odds,
  • cutting cards,
  • cuts the cards,
  • stuck ones neck out,
  • shoots moon,
  • flips coin,
  • trusts to luck,
  • sticks ones neck out,
  • stick ones neck out,
  • tried one's luck,
  • shooting the moon,
  • try ones luck,
  • laying money on,
  • bucked the odds,
  • tempting fortune,
  • shot the works,
  • made a bet,
  • bucks the odds,
  • sticks neck out,
  • sticking one neck out,
  • stick one neck out,
  • bucking odds,
  • cuts cards,
  • end angers,
  • makes bet,
  • bucking the odds,
  • taking a flyer,
  • sticking ones neck out,
  • sticked neck out,
  • stuck one's neck out.
  •mock (verb)
  • be-lied,
  • be-lying,
  • be-guiles,
  • mis-leading,
  • dis-appointing,
  • be-trays,
  • be-tray,
  • be-guile,
  • de feat,
  • mis-lead,
  • be tray,
  • de-ludes,
  • de ludes,
  • mis leading,
  • be lied,
  • mis-leads,
  • dis appoint,
  • de-feats,
  • be lying,
  • dis appointed,
  • dis-appoints,
  • be guile,
  • dis appoints,
  • dis appointing,
  • de feats,
  • de-feat,
  • be trays,
  • mis lead,
  • dis-appointed,
  • de lude,
  • de-lude,
  • dis-appoint,
  • be guiles.
  •oppose (verb)
  • obstruct,
  • inhibit,
  • counterattack,
  • protest,
  • impede,
  • oppress,
  • suppress,
  • contradict,
  • repel,
  • intercept,
  • meddle,
  • hinder,
  • rebuff,
  • check,
  • interfere,
  • repulse,
  • repress.
  •rebel (verb)
  • over throwing,
  • get out line,
  • takes up arms,
  • up-setting,
  • coming out against,
  • getting out line,
  • up-sets,
  • over turns,
  • over-throws,
  • gets out of line,
  • gotten out of line,
  • over-turning,
  • runs amok,
  • over-turn,
  • over-throw,
  • wert insubordinate,
  • over throw,
  • over turning,
  • over-throwing,
  • turning against,
  • up-set,
  • took arms,
  • gotten out line,
  • being insubordinate,
  • takes arms,
  • got out line,
  • rose up,
  • up sets,
  • were insubordinate,
  • taking arms,
  • is insubordinate,
  • came out against,
  • took up arms,
  • making waves,
  • wast insubordinate,
  • comes out against,
  • was insubordinate,
  • turned against,
  • getting out of line,
  • gat out line,
  • are insubordinate,
  • rock boat,
  • got out of line,
  • art insubordinate,
  • turns against,
  • ran amok,
  • gets out line,
  • over throws,
  • up setting,
  • over-thrown,
  • taking up arms,
  • over thrown,
  • gat out of line.
  •risk (verb)
  • leaped before looking,
  • putting jeopardy,
  • going out of one depth,
  • plays with fire,
  • takes a header,
  • running risk,
  • played with fire,
  • goes out of depth,
  • exposed danger,
  • went out of one's depth,
  • go out of one depth,
  • run risk,
  • leaving to luck,
  • ran risk,
  • art caught short,
  • leaved to luck,
  • are caught short,
  • exposes to danger,
  • defies danger,
  • leaved luck,
  • skates thin ice,
  • hung by thread,
  • going out of one's depth,
  • hangs by a thread,
  • taking a plunge,
  • go out of depth,
  • takes header,
  • leapt before looking,
  • went out ones depth,
  • wert caught short,
  • taking liberty,
  • runs risk,
  • ran chance,
  • skated on thin ice,
  • exposing danger,
  • left luck,
  • put jeopardy,
  • wast caught short,
  • went out depth,
  • ran the risk,
  • run chance,
  • goes out depth,
  • taking a header,
  • go out depth,
  • running the chance,
  • putting in jeopardy,
  • hangs by thread,
  • goes out ones depth,
  • went out of depth,
  • going out one's depth,
  • runs the risk,
  • skates on thin ice,
  • go out ones depth,
  • took a header,
  • goes out one's depth,
  • defying danger,
  • leaping before looking,
  • leaps before looking,
  • takes plunge,
  • took the liberty,
  • runs chance,
  • skating on thin ice,
  • hanged by a thread,
  • going out ones depth,
  • exposes danger,
  • went out one depth,
  • running chance,
  • take header,
  • ran the chance,
  • skate thin ice,
  • taking plunge,
  • is caught short,
  • skating thin ice,
  • skated thin ice,
  • go out of ones depth,
  • leaving luck,
  • goes out of one's depth,
  • puts jeopardy,
  • goes out of ones depth,
  • take plunge,
  • expose danger,
  • taking the liberty,
  • took plunge,
  • going out depth,
  • takes liberty,
  • went out of one depth,
  • leaves luck,
  • am caught short,
  • takes the liberty,
  • went out one's depth,
  • goes out of one depth,
  • goes out one depth,
  • went out of ones depth,
  • defied danger,
  • took a plunge,
  • was caught short,
  • leave luck,
  • runs the chance,
  • exposing to danger,
  • going out of depth,
  • took header,
  • going out one depth,
  • go out one's depth,
  • hang by thread,
  • being caught short,
  • hung by a thread,
  • taking header,
  • left to luck,
  • were caught short,
  • leaves to luck,
  • running the risk,
  • takes a plunge,
  • going out of ones depth,
  • hanged by thread,
  • puts in jeopardy,
  • go out one depth,
  • took liberty.
  •scorn (verb)
  • scoffing at,
  • considering beneath one,
  • turned nose up at,
  • considered beneath one,
  • is above,
  • considers beneath one,
  • am above,
  • turned nose at,
  • turning nose at,
  • were above,
  • being above,
  • turns nose up at,
  • scoffs at,
  • turning back on,
  • turns nose at,
  • wert above,
  • art above,
  • turning nose up at,
  • was above,
  • turn nose at,
  • turns back on,
  • are above,
  • wast above.
  •stative (verb)
  • defy.
  •take on (verb)
  • goes toe to toe with,
  • going one one with,
  • went one with,
  • goes on with,
  • goes on one with,
  • went toe to toe with,
  • go toe toe with,
  • went eyeball eyeball with,
  • goes one on one with,
  • went one on with,
  • go one with,
  • going eyeball to eyeball with,
  • goes one with,
  • goes toe toe with,
  • go one one with,
  • going on one with,
  • going toe to toe with,
  • went one on one with,
  • going one on one with,
  • went on with,
  • go one on with,
  • went eyeball to eyeball with,
  • go eyeball eyeball with,
  • going on with,
  • went on one with,
  • went one one with,
  • goes eyeball to eyeball with,
  • went toe toe with,
  • going eyeball eyeball with,
  • go on one with,
  • goes eyeball eyeball with,
  • goes one on with,
  • going one on with,
  • going one with,
  • goes one one with,
  • going toe toe with.
  •throw down the gauntlet (verb)
  • knocked chip off ones shoulder,
  • inviting debate,
  • crossing swards,
  • meeting face to face,
  • knocked the chip ones shoulder,
  • invite debate,
  • knocking chip one's shoulder,
  • knocks chip off one's shoulder,
  • does about it,
  • knocked chip off one shoulder,
  • knock chip one's shoulder,
  • met face face,
  • doest it,
  • knocks chip off ones shoulder,
  • knocking the chip off one shoulder,
  • knocks the chip off one's shoulder,
  • knock the chip off ones shoulder,
  • knocks chip ones shoulder,
  • knock chip off one shoulder,
  • knocks the chip off one shoulder,
  • knock the chip ones shoulder,
  • knocking the chip off ones shoulder,
  • invites to debate,
  • meets face face,
  • does something it,
  • inviting to debate,
  • didst something it,
  • didst something about it,
  • does something about it,
  • knocked the chip off ones shoulder,
  • doing something it,
  • dost something about it,
  • knocked the chip off shoulder,
  • did about it,
  • doth something about it,
  • dost about it,
  • knock chip ones shoulder,
  • dost it,
  • invited to debate,
  • knocking chip shoulder,
  • doest about it,
  • did it,
  • knock the chip off shoulder,
  • doth something it,
  • knocks chip off one shoulder,
  • knocked chip shoulder,
  • knocks chip off shoulder,
  • knocking chip off ones shoulder,
  • knocking chip ones shoulder,
  • doest something about it,
  • knocks the chip one shoulder,
  • did something about it,
  • doth it,
  • knocking chip off one shoulder,
  • didst it,
  • knocked the chip shoulder,
  • knock chip shoulder,
  • knocked the chip off one shoulder,
  • crossed swards,
  • starting something,
  • knocking chip off one's shoulder,
  • knocking the chip off one's shoulder,
  • knock the chip off one shoulder,
  • knocked chip one's shoulder,
  • knocks the chip shoulder,
  • knocked chip off shoulder,
  • knocking the chip one's shoulder,
  • started something,
  • knocking the chip ones shoulder,
  • knocking the chip off shoulder,
  • knocked chip off one's shoulder,
  • knocked the chip off one's shoulder,
  • knocks the chip one's shoulder,
  • knocks chip one's shoulder,
  • do about it,
  • invites debate,
  • doeth something it,
  • knock chip one shoulder,
  • knocking chip one shoulder,
  • knock the chip shoulder,
  • knocked chip ones shoulder,
  • doeth it,
  • invited debate,
  • knocks the chip ones shoulder,
  • met face to face,
  • meeting face face,
  • knock the chip one's shoulder,
  • knocked the chip one's shoulder,
  • doth about it,
  • knock chip off one's shoulder,
  • meet face face,
  • knocked the chip one shoulder,
  • asked for trouble,
  • doeth about it,
  • knock the chip one shoulder,
  • knocking the chip shoulder,
  • doest something it,
  • doing about it,
  • knock chip off ones shoulder,
  • knocked chip one shoulder,
  • knocking the chip one shoulder,
  • asks for trouble,
  • crosses swards,
  • knocking chip off shoulder,
  • didst about it,
  • doing something about it,
  • knocks the chip off ones shoulder,
  • knocks chip one shoulder,
  • knocks chip shoulder,
  • doing it,
  • doeth something about it,
  • knocks the chip off shoulder,
  • meets face to face,
  • asking for trouble,
  • do something it,
  • did something it,
  • dost something it,
  • does it,
  • starts something.
  •venture (verb)
  • has fling at,
  • take crack at,
  • hast fling at,
  • had a fling at,
  • goes out on a limb,
  • hadst fling at,
  • dare says,
  • had fling at,
  • going out on a limb,
  • went out limb,
  • made bold,
  • makes stab at,
  • hath a fling at,
  • going out a limb,
  • dare saying,
  • has a fling at,
  • making stab at,
  • hast a fling at,
  • making bold,
  • plays market,
  • makes bold,
  • played the market,
  • make stab at,
  • played for,
  • go out a limb,
  • haddest fling at,
  • making a stab at,
  • goes out a limb,
  • haddest a fling at,
  • plays the market,
  • went out a limb,
  • playing the market,
  • goes out on limb,
  • played market,
  • playing for,
  • went out on limb,
  • makes a stab at,
  • playing market,
  • dare said,
  • having fling at,
  • going out on limb,
  • going out limb,
  • have fling at,
  • made stab at,
  • hath fling at,
  • made a stab at,
  • lays open,
  • having a fling at,
  • go out limb,
  • play market,
  • plays for,
  • hadst a fling at,
  • goes out limb,
  • went out on a limb.
  •violate (verb)
  • pro-fanes,
  • tramples on,
  • pro fanes,
  • sacrileging,
  • sacrileged,
  • pro fane,
  • pro-fane,
  • trampling on,
  • trampled on.
  •withstand (verb)
  • sitting and take it,
  • with-stood,
  • hold ones ground,
  • riding out,
  • sticks fast,
  • prevailing against,
  • putting struggle,
  • with stand,
  • puts struggle,
  • standing ground,
  • with-stand,
  • rides out,
  • stood ones ground,
  • stand one ground,
  • sits take it,
  • sitting take it,
  • rid out,
  • hold one ground,
  • prevails against,
  • stands ones ground,
  • with standing,
  • putting up struggle,
  • stand ground,
  • stood one ground,
  • standing up against,
  • with-standing,
  • stands against,
  • standing ones ground,
  • sat and take it,
  • rode out,
  • stood against,
  • prevailed against,
  • with stood,
  • winned out,
  • stands ground,
  • putting with,
  • stand ones ground,
  • sits and take it,
  • stands one's ground,
  • sate take it,
  • winning out,
  • sate and take it,
  • stands one ground,
  • sticked fast,
  • standing one ground,
  • sat take it,
  • won out,
  • with stands,
  • put struggle,
  • puts up struggle,
  • wins out,
  • stands up against,
  • with-stands,
  • stood one's ground,
  • sit take it,
  • stood up against,
  • stood ground.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • clutter,
  • obfuscate,
  • confuse,
  • enshroud,
  • mystify,
  • baffle.
  •
  • derogate from,
  • transgress,
  • complicate,
  • beard.
  •
  • jack up,
  • fog,
  • blur.
  •
  • default.
  •
  • break.
  •brave
  • stand up to,
  • face off,
  • Outdare,
  • fly in the face of,
  • stand to,
  • standing to,
  • going through,
  • stood up to.
  •confront
  • face up to,
  • tell off,
  • make my day,
  • go one on one,
  • come against,
  • come up against,
  • faced up to,
  • go one-on-one,
  • Fronting,
  • meet eyeball-to-eyeball,
  • face with.
  •disobey
  • go counter to,
  • Revolutionizing,
  • not mind,
  • fly in face of,
  • mutiny,
  • not heed,
  • not heeding,
  • pay no attention to,
  • setting aside,
  • not listening,
  • insurrect,
  • not heeded,
  • rise in arms,
  • not listen,
  • be remiss,
  • Mutinied,
  • recalcitrate,
  • break rules,
  • take law into own hands.
  •flout
  • Quipped,
  • laughed at,
  • Quipping,
  • Sneered,
  • thumb nose at,
  • jeer.
  •oppose
  • take a stand,
  • call in question,
  • turn the tables,
  • counterattacked,
  • turned the tables,
  • counter-attack,
  • not countenanced,
  • frown at,
  • not countenance,
  • speak against,
  • take issue,
  • counterattacking,
  • run counter to,
  • counter-attacks.
  •resist
  • abstain from,
  • keep from,
  • leave alone,
  • remain firm,
  • struggle against,
  • abstains from,
  • hold out against,
  • harded,
  • held out against,
  • left alone,
  • harding,
  • Hards,
  • holds out against,
  • die hard.
  •sass
  • talk back.
  •take a chance
  • venture,
  • risk.
  •take on
  • go on with,
  • go with,
  • go eyeball to eyeball with,
  • go one on one with,
  • go toe to toe with.
  •venture
  • make a stab at,
  • play for,
  • dare say,
  • go out on limb,
  • laid open,
  • lay open,
  • have a fling at,
  • go out on a limb,
  • laying open,
  • make bold,
  • got down,
  • try out,
  • play the market,
  • get down,
  • Ventured.

Paraphrases for Defy:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    defies, Defying.

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    resist, dare.
  • Verb, base form
    confront, cheat, evade.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    flout, ignore.
  • Verb, base form
    flout, ignore, disregard, despise, override.

Antonyms for Defy:

• v.

  • challenge, frustrate
    flatter, commend, hide, attract, encourage, compliment, abet, help, love, surrender, assist, praise, give in, like, pay attention, yield, aid, note, regard, give up, obey, admire, respect.
  • Other antonyms:
    cooperate, defer, conform, stoop, serve, duck, dodge, bow, elude, sidestep, attend, keep, evade, shun, agree, watch, knuckle under, goose step, assent, listen, shake, accede, mind, mark, escape, funk, avoid, shirk, oblige, eschew, heed, notice, acquiesce.

Homophones for Defy:

• day off, do by, dub, divvy, dope off, dopey, dative, dove, deify, do up, daub, dive, divvy up, dufy, deb, diva, dweeb, Dubya, doob, doo-wop, die off, deep, defoe, duff, dupe, daffo, dubyuh, devi, doff, daba, dhava, dubai, deaf, dopa, dopy, dp, dope up, dab, dayboy, dope, db, dph, davy, dip.

Hypernym for Defy:

• v.

  • stative
    weather, endure, brave out, brave.

Hyponym for Defy:

• v.

  • stative
    withstand, stand firm, resist, hold out.