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