defiant Antonyms
Strongest:
- cooperative
- docile
- deferential
- acquiescent
- behaved
- tractable
- compliant
- deferential
- amenable
- docile
- acquiescent
- conformable
- submissive
- obedient
- amiable
- tractable
- conformable
- amenable
- obedient
- submissive
- agreeable
- amiable
- cooperative
- agreeable
- compliant
- behaved
Strong:
- subservient
- servile
- biddable
- proper
- yielding
- slavish
- obsequious
- ruly
- orderly
- respectful
- obsequious
- respectful
- subservient
- courteous
- polite
- proper
- biddable
- disciplined
- obliging
- slavish
- obliging
- polite
- yielding
- well-bred
- courteous
- orderly
- disciplined
- servile
- ruly
- well-bred
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- mischievous
- willful
- wilful
- unruly
- disobedient
- naughty
- balky
- rigid
- contrary
- wild
- wayward
- restive
- obstreperous
- recalcitrant
- adamant
- unrelenting
- dogged
- insubordinate
- froward
- dissident
- intractable
- refractory
- contumacious
- ungovernable
Weak:
- unmanageable
- uncooperative
- mutinous
- opinionated
- unmannerly
- inflexible
- perverse
- bad
- pigheaded
- obdurate
- disrespectful
- undisciplined
- mulish
- incompliant
- impudent
- implacable
- inconsiderate
- hardheaded
- errant
- ornery
- unbending
- uncivil
- obstinate
- recusant
- resistant
- ungracious
- uncouth
- pertinacious
- headstrong
- nonconformist
- unyielding
- disorderly
- discourteous
- impertinent
- noncooperative
- uncompromising
- wrongheaded
- insurgent
- self-willed
- negativistic
- monkeying
- immovable
- impolite
- insolent
- uncontrollable
- peevish
- adamantine
- rude
- fractious
- untoward
Meaning of defiant
defiant (a)
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
defiant (a.)
Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
defiant Sentence Examples
- The cat arched its back and hissed, a defiant pose against the approaching dog.
- The sculptor's work displayed a defiant figure, forever locked in a struggle for freedom.
- Though outnumbered, the rebels held their position with defiant yells.
- Even facing punishment, the student remained defiant, refusing to apologize for his beliefs.
- Music echoed through the streets, a defiant act of joy in a time of hardship.
- The scientist presented her findings, openly defying the established theory.
- A single white rose stood planted amidst the weeds, a symbol of defiant beauty.
- The child's defiant stare met his parent's gaze, a silent plea for understanding.
- The weathered flag still fluttered proudly in the wind, a testament to defiant resilience.
- With each stroke of the brush, the artist captured the raw emotion of defiance.
FAQs About the word defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing forceFull of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act.
rebel,rebellious, stubborn, mischievous,willful, wilful, unruly, disobedient, naughty, balky
cooperative, docile, deferential, acquiescent, behaved, tractable, compliant, deferential, amenable, docile
The cat arched its back and hissed, a defiant pose against the approaching dog.
The sculptor's work displayed a defiant figure, forever locked in a struggle for freedom.
Though outnumbered, the rebels held their position with defiant yells.
Even facing punishment, the student remained defiant, refusing to apologize for his beliefs.
