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