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