Synonyms for Fly in face of:

• v.

  •brave (verb)
  • support,
  • go through,
  • stand up to,
  • face off,
  • fly in the face of.
  •challenge (verb)
  • inquire,
  • impugn,
  • impeach,
  • stick it out,
  • object to,
  • invite competition,
  • try,
  • arouse,
  • ask for,
  • throw down the gauntlet,
  • face the music,
  • query,
  • stimulate,
  • call out,
  • demand,
  • summon,
  • denounce,
  • hang in,
  • require,
  • insist upon,
  • reclaim,
  • test,
  • make a point of,
  • exact,
  • impose,
  • call for,
  • search out,
  • investigate,
  • tax,
  • face down.
  •contend (verb)
  • justify,
  • aver,
  • lock horns with,
  • mix it up,
  • have bone to pick,
  • jump on,
  • warrant,
  • hold,
  • vindicate,
  • lace into,
  • defend,
  • come at,
  • say,
  • affirm,
  • enjoin,
  • go at,
  • urge,
  • mix,
  • lay into,
  • sock it to one,
  • dispute,
  • take on,
  • put up argument,
  • maintain,
  • insist,
  • report,
  • tell,
  • zap,
  • assert,
  • avow,
  • dictate,
  • prescribe,
  • allege,
  • gang up on,
  • rip,
  • stick it to,
  • cross,
  • light into,
  • have at,
  • set to,
  • debate,
  • claim,
  • blast,
  • let have it,
  • charge.
  •contradict (verb)
  • refuse to accept,
  • disclaim,
  • counter,
  • Disaffirm,
  • buck,
  • repudiate,
  • deny,
  • traverse,
  • negative,
  • gainsay,
  • call in question,
  • negate,
  • controvert,
  • belie,
  • thumbs down,
  • disprove.
  •counter (verb)
  • return,
  • disappoint,
  • hinder,
  • offset,
  • retaliate,
  • backtalk,
  • ward off,
  • Counterwork,
  • parry,
  • pit,
  • play off,
  • respond,
  • dash,
  • hit back,
  • frustrate,
  • match,
  • vie,
  • bilk,
  • ruin,
  • beat,
  • circumvent.
  •defy (verb)
  • gibe,
  • hurl defiance at,
  • insult,
  • foil,
  • defeat,
  • front,
  • spurn,
  • elude,
  • stick,
  • beard,
  • mock,
  • ignore,
  • baffle,
  • contemn,
  • resist,
  • oppose,
  • slight,
  • withstand,
  • disregard,
  • repulse,
  • deride,
  • provoke,
  • thwart,
  • confront,
  • hang tough,
  • stick fast,
  • venture,
  • violate,
  • scorn,
  • despise,
  • brave,
  • flout,
  • Outdare,
  • repel,
  • take one on,
  • dare,
  • make my day,
  • ridicule.
  •disobey (verb)
  • overstep,
  • strike,
  • take law into own hands,
  • not heed,
  • revolt,
  • set aside,
  • mutiny,
  • shirk,
  • decline,
  • differ,
  • recalcitrate,
  • evade,
  • disagree,
  • rebel,
  • desert,
  • not listen,
  • revolutionize,
  • contravene,
  • rise in arms,
  • break rules,
  • balk,
  • object,
  • not mind,
  • counteract,
  • transgress,
  • go counter to,
  • infringe,
  • be remiss,
  • run riot,
  • insurrect,
  • misbehave,
  • pay no attention to,
  • revolution,
  • riot,
  • neglect.
  •dissent (verb)
  • pettifog,
  • protest,
  • stickle,
  • divide,
  • contradict,
  • shy,
  • discord,
  • refuse,
  • say not a chance,
  • demur,
  • say no way,
  • argue,
  • say nothing doing,
  • put up an argument,
  • vary,
  • break with,
  • wrangle,
  • put up a fight,
  • disaccord.
  •face (verb)
  • encounter,
  • experience,
  • court,
  • submit,
  • suffer,
  • take,
  • fight,
  • countenance,
  • take it,
  • risk,
  • affront,
  • allow,
  • abide,
  • brace,
  • bear,
  • tolerate,
  • brook,
  • sustain,
  • bit the bullet,
  • stomach,
  • meet,
  • accost,
  • stand,
  • endure,
  • swallow,
  • challenge.
  •negate (verb)
  • invalidate,
  • ding,
  • cancel,
  • reverse,
  • nullify,
  • revoke,
  • dump,
  • disallow,
  • abrogate,
  • blackball,
  • stonewall,
  • vitiate,
  • annihilate,
  • abolish,
  • void,
  • neutralize,
  • refute,
  • repeal,
  • abate,
  • rebut,
  • countercheck,
  • annul,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • rescind,
  • quash,
  • undo,
  • retract,
  • turn down,
  • kill,
  • put down,
  • cancel out,
  • redress.
  •oppose (verb)
  • combat,
  • disapprove,
  • take a stand,
  • assault,
  • turn the tables,
  • expose,
  • prevent,
  • check,
  • take issue,
  • bombard,
  • run counter to,
  • frown at,
  • bar,
  • not countenance,
  • counterattack,
  • attack,
  • taunt,
  • speak against,
  • battle,
  • assail.
  •repudiate (verb)
  • dismiss,
  • be against,
  • tergiverse,
  • discard,
  • oust,
  • cut off,
  • apostatize,
  • recant,
  • dishonor,
  • tergiversate,
  • banish,
  • nix,
  • abandon,
  • rat,
  • Disacknowledge,
  • renounce,
  • abjure,
  • cast off,
  • disown,
  • flush,
  • forsake,
  • turn,
  • cast,
  • default,
  • wash one's hands of,
  • disavow,
  • defect,
  • reprobate,
  • disinherit.
  •withstand (verb)
  • ride out,
  • stand fast,
  • put up with,
  • remain firm,
  • duel,
  • weather,
  • hold out,
  • stand firm,
  • sit and take it,
  • hang on,
  • put up struggle,
  • contest,
  • hold one's ground,
  • stand one's ground,
  • prevail against,
  • cope,
  • win out,
  • stand up against,
  • hold off.

• Other synonyms:

  •contend
  • had at,
  • stick to,
  • jumped on,
  • went at,
  • sticks to,
  • ripping,
  • stuck to.
  •defy
  • Repulsing,
  • Fronting,
  • stuck fast,
  • Ridiculed,
  • sticking fast.
  •disobey
  • Transgressed,
  • Revolutionizing,
  • setting aside,
  • not listening,
  • not heeded,
  • Mutinied,
  • not heeding.
  •Other relevant words:
  • square off,
  • coping with,
  • tell off,
  • squared off,
  • disobey,
  • Experiencing,
  • eyeballs,
  • deal with,
  • take bull by the horns,
  • contend,
  • make a stand,
  • take the bull by the horns,
  • be confronted by,
  • grapple with,
  • eyeballed,
  • defy,
  • running into,
  • eyeballing,
  • ran into,
  • cope with,
  • eyeball,
  • face,
  • run into,
  • go against,
  • go up against,
  • runs into,
  • squaring off,
  • coped with.

Antonyms for Fly in face of:

• v.

  • brave
    fear, capitulate, break down, complain, skip, run away.
  • challenge
    answer, agreement, victory, calm, decision.
  • contend
    forget, cede, deny, leave, divide, abandon, surrender, give in, desert, give up, separate, retreat, unmix, question.
  • contradict
    corroborate, confirm, permit, concede, verify, vouch, prove, ok, admit, sign, approve, allow, reconcile.
  • counter
    facilitate.
  • defy
    encourage, help, pay attention, admire, obey, hide, like, compliment, love, commend, respect, praise, assist, regard, flatter, aid, note, yield, attract, abet.
  • disobey
    conform, agree, behave, harmonize, concur, accept, support, consent, comply, go along, submit, observe, DO, oblige.
  • dissent
    join, authorize, assent, endorse, sanction, ratify.
  • face
    halt, hold, refuse, evade, disallow, keep, dodge, ignore, veto, disapprove, stop, avoid, withdraw, shun, reject, back, resist, run, discontinue.
  • negate
    legalize, start, validate, save, enact, establish, uphold, institute.
  • oppose
    favor, make peace, participate, forward.
  • repudiate
    grant, emphasize, acknowledge, enforce, welcome, retain.
  • withstand
    unfasten, loosen.