defers (to) Antonyms

Strongest:

to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something, to agree to follow (someone else's decision, a tradition, etc.)

to allow (someone else) to decide or choose something, to agree to follow (someone else's decision, a tradition, etc.)

yields (to), submits (to), adheres (to), conforms (to), agrees (to),surrenders (to), observes, obeys, acquiesces (to), follows

leads, defies,rebels (against), challenges, disobeys, shrugs off,refuses, disregards, brushes (off), directs

The student deferred to the teacher's expertise in deciding on the project topic.

In the dispute, the parties agreed to defer to a neutral mediator for resolution.

The CEO deferred to the marketing team's recommendations for the new campaign.

The judge deferred sentencing until the defendant could undergo a psychiatric evaluation.