Synonyms for Throwing of the gauntlet:

• n.

  •defiance (noun)
  • contempt,
  • contrariness,
  • challenge,
  • bravado,
  • call,
  • cartel,
  • affront,
  • boldness,
  • sass,
  • provocation,
  • impudence,
  • guts,
  • rebellion,
  • spite,
  • enjoinder,
  • Factiousness,
  • insolence,
  • rebelliousness,
  • muster,
  • big talk,
  • revolt,
  • intractableness,
  • defy,
  • opposition,
  • stump,
  • lip,
  • contumacy,
  • dare,
  • confrontation,
  • unruliness,
  • Impugnment,
  • brazenness,
  • insurgency,
  • Insurgence,
  • insubordination,
  • audacity,
  • back talk,
  • temerity,
  • recalcitrance,
  • order,
  • command,
  • summons,
  • hot air,
  • gas,
  • effrontery,
  • perversity.
  •indocility (noun)
  • obstinacy,
  • obstreperousness,
  • intractability,
  • untowardness,
  • uncontrollability,
  • obstinateness,
  • ungovernableness,
  • disorderliness,
  • fractiousness,
  • refractoriness,
  • unmanageability,
  • recalcitrancy.
  •intractability (noun)
  • Indocility.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • uncontrollableness,
  • defiance,
  • wildness.
  •recalcitrance (noun)
  • despite.

Antonyms for Throwing of the gauntlet:

• n.

  • defiance
    caution, modesty, regard, obedience, subordination, care, acquiescence, peace, answer, harmony, timidity, humility, respect, calm, fear, love, cowardice, submission.