defiant Antonyms
Strongest:
- submissive
- acquiescent
- obedient
- compliant
- amiable
- amenable
- amiable
- cooperative
- behaved
- cooperative
- tractable
- compliant
- behaved
- submissive
- amenable
- deferential
- docile
- tractable
- docile
- conformable
- deferential
- agreeable
- obedient
- agreeable
- conformable
- acquiescent
Strong:
- yielding
- disciplined
- respectful
- yielding
- polite
- courteous
- ruly
- proper
- obliging
- well-bred
- subservient
- proper
- servile
- obsequious
- respectful
- slavish
- obsequious
- disciplined
- subservient
- servile
- polite
- slavish
- courteous
- biddable
- biddable
- obliging
- orderly
- orderly
- ruly
- well-bred
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- obstreperous
- dogged
- recalcitrant
- refractory
- intractable
- froward
- dissident
- mischievous
- unruly
- wilful
- ungovernable
- restive
- disobedient
- wild
- rigid
- unrelenting
- adamant
- willful
- contrary
- wayward
- contumacious
- insubordinate
- balky
- naughty
Weak:
- adamantine
- uncivil
- mutinous
- untoward
- disrespectful
- errant
- unmanageable
- peevish
- self-willed
- hardheaded
- negativistic
- headstrong
- inconsiderate
- pertinacious
- undisciplined
- fractious
- impudent
- opinionated
- obdurate
- uncouth
- immovable
- obstinate
- unmannerly
- pigheaded
- discourteous
- implacable
- noncooperative
- insolent
- recusant
- uncooperative
- ornery
- incompliant
- wrongheaded
- unbending
- mulish
- unyielding
- bad
- perverse
- inflexible
- nonconformist
- insurgent
- impolite
- uncontrollable
- impertinent
- rude
- resistant
- ungracious
- disorderly
- uncompromising
- monkeying
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, obstreperous, dogged, recalcitrant, refractory, intractable, froward, dissident
submissive, acquiescent,obedient, compliant, amiable, amenable, amiable, cooperative, behaved, cooperative
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.
