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