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