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